Von Allmen (2001, p.365) says that Hades in NT “is simply the gathering place of the deceased. The key questions that guide this research are: What did early Christians believe about the fate of souls after death? What did they think about the eschatological destiny of human and spiritual creatures? What do early Christian texts tells us about Jesus’ fate during the three days he was dead? In order to gain more precise answers to these questions, this research consults the book of 1 Enoch whose traditions were very influential to nascent Christianity. The present paper aims to shed more light on the understanding of early Christians with regarding to their view of the beyond, which was very deeper. This translation obscures the understanding of the thought of the New Testament writers who did not believe in only one place of punishment. One of the most enigmatic terms that appear in modern translations of the writings now contained in the New Testament (NT) is the word “hell,” since this noun replaces three distinct Greek words that refer to different realms. The term “under the earth” brings to mind the place of shadows, pain, anguish, distress, darkness and hell. The phrase “in heaven” invites us to think of paradise, peace, rest, a sweet place, harmony, and joy. The image this text evokes is the existence of different places, heavenly and earthly, which Christians believed in from the very beginning.

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” (Philippians 2:10 – NIV) Key Words: Early Christianity, I Enoch, Heaven, Hell, Beliefs.

This research, which is exploratory and bibliographic, concludes that early Christians believed that there were five places besides the earthly dimension: three that coexist with the present reality and are temporary, and two eschatological destinations. In order to acquire a more precise sense of these locations, this paper not only explores the meanings of key terms such as “Hell” and “Heaven” in their Greek forms, but also approaches the book of I Enoch to shed further light in this area. The early Christians believed that God had prepared places for God’s creatures, whether human or other. This research seeks to examine, through an exegetical study in sacred book of Christians, the belief in the places of Beyond in Christianity in its beginning. Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal Nucleus of Knowledge. In Heaven, on Earth and Under the Earth: Beliefs About Places of Beyond in Early Christianity.

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