tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post8754690888726604244..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: ARQ Project: It's a three-fer! (13, 14 & 15)Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-80404015331707555002013-04-03T10:52:54.117-04:002013-04-03T10:52:54.117-04:00I'm not sure that there is any influence or if...I'm not sure that there is any influence or if it doesn't perhaps even go the other way. It is definitely true that our image of hell is not the same as it was in the beginnings of Christianity and I believe that it was influenced by the Greek and Roman versions of the nastier parts of the after life, but there's just something about the descriptions of hell in the Qur'an that remind me so much of Dante's hell that I wonder if there wasn't some cross over. But I have no proof of that, just a random thought.<br /><br />I think my Muslim readers are all busy. Or I'm boring. Possibly both. ;PAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-74102830573350366552013-04-02T22:16:03.194-04:002013-04-02T22:16:03.194-04:00"How much influence do you think the Islamic ..."How much influence do you think the Islamic description of hell has had on the Christian idea of it? "<br /><br /><br />Never thought of that...hmmmm. I don't recall hearing about eating prickly fruit and drinking boiling water in my Christian view of hell. Some have blamed Dante's Inferno for the (now) Christian idea of hell (I guess it's different from how Christians thought initially). Never heard people mention Islam's influence on it, but that's an interesting suggestion!<br /><br /><br />"but given the Islamic need for the prophets to be perfect I can see where they'd want to make it clear that Lot wasn't suggesting anything improper here when he offered his virgin daughters up to the lust crazed mob of rapists." -- good point. I wish we had a Muslim reader who could shed light on these things! You have some good observations/questions.<br /><br /><br /><br />Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.com