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This idea was affirmed in the Apostles Creed. Moreover, it is endorsed by the liturgical dramas based on the life of Christ. I have seen the Harrowing of Hell play in the York cycle done very nicely. The leading "Old Testament" characters also appear in a favorable light in Jesse Trees & other sacred art - and even in lists of "Worthies." So I find it puzzling to say that Christians did not find this doctrine "popular." They certainly divorced the Jewish characters of Antiquity from their Jewish contemporaries, but this should not be confused with a negative opinion of the Patriarchs & Prophets. Tom Izbicki At 08:29 AM 9/5/2000 -0400, Mark Zawadzki wrote: >The hell mentioned here is "limbo", not the hell of the damned >(http://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/resua1.htm) > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Fanning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:09 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: Dante's Inferno >> >> >> The classical biblical source is 1 Peter 3.18-20: "For Christ >> also died for >> sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he >> might bring >> us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in >> the spirit; in >> which he went and preached to the spirits in prison, who >> formerly did not >> obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, during >> the building >> of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were >> saved through water. >> >> Steve Fanning >> >> At 04:14 AM 09/05/2000 -0700, you wrote: >> >Divine Comedy >> >Dante mentions more than once throughout the commedia >> >that Jesus descended into hell to free the characters >> >of the old testament after he was crucified. This >> >belief is not popular with catholics or christians, my >> >question is: which references did Dante use to back up >> >this statement since it is not on the bible? >> >any info about this will be greatly appriciated. >> > Ari >> >> >> >> Steven Fanning >> Department of History (M/C 198) >> 913 University Hall >> University of Illinois at Chicago >> 601 S. Morgan St. >> Chicago, IL 60607-7109 >> > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%