632. The frequent New Testament affirmations that Jesus was “raised from the dead” presuppose that the crucified one sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection.477This was the first meaning given in the apostolic preaching to Christ’s descent into hell: that Jesus, like all men, experienced death and in his soul joined the others in the realm of the dead. But he descended there as Saviour, proclaiming the Good News to the spirits imprisoned there.478
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163. How are non-Catholic Christians to be considered?
378. What are the human virtues?
188. What is the vocation of the lay faithful?
162. Where does the one Church of Christ subsist?
578. What is the origin of the Our Father?
86. What does the word “Incarnation” mean?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?
What is Ezekiel’s message about individual responsibility before God?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
How does Job 38:1-11 reveal God’s sovereignty in the midst of suffering?
