Jesus’ Descent into Hell

The Apostles’ Creed affirms that, between his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ descendit ad inferna, ‘descended to the realm of the dead’ or, more traditionally, ‘descended into hell’. Christians across time and history have expressed particular interpretations of this clause in liturgy, iconogr...

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Published in:	St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Main Authors:	Preston McDaniel Hill, Catherine Ella Laufer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology 2024-08-01
Subjects:	christian theology hell jesus christ sheol hades death resurrection sin judgment salvation icons imagination
Online Access:	https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/JesusDescentintoHell