The concept of Death in Christianity
Synonyms: Passing, Mortality, End of life, Departure, End, Decease
In German: Tod; In Dutch: Dood; In Finnish: Kuolema; In Spanish: Muerte; In Swedish: Död; In Malay: Kematian; In French: La mort; In Polish: Śmierć; In Portugese: Morte; In Italian: Morte
The below excerpts are indicatory and do represent direct quotations or translations. It is your responsibility to fact check each reference.
Christian concept of 'Death'
From: Ante-nicene Fathers
(1) Death is associated with the earth, the lower regions, and darkness, standing in opposition to eternal life and light, and is contained within the darkness of the west.[1] (2) Death, when faced for the sake of God, is a glorious undertaking that promises lasting memory and an eternal reward, outweighing any temporal suffering or injury.[2] (3) A threat issued by the founder against the unchaste, sacrilegious, and monstrous abominations.[3] (4) This had to be undergone by Christ for the testament to be opened, which signifies the mystery of God being unveiled and understood.[4] (5) Being disturbed in death by the trumpet of the trumpeter, who expects to be aroused by the angel’s trump, is questioned.[5]
From: Gospel of Thomas Commentary
(1) The end of life, both physically and spiritually, which can be overcome by understanding the meaning of words, as stated within the provided context.[6]
From: Expositions of Holy Scripture
(1) Death, for a Christian seeking their native home, should not be viewed with dread but as a transition to being with Christ, a calm scorn of the last enemy that does not diminish longing for the Lord.[7] (2) A condition of spiritual lifelessness, hopelessness, and ultimate destruction resulting from persistent rebellion against God and service to sin.[8] (3) Death can be a religious act of devotion when preceded by a life of sacrifice, becoming an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God through Christ Jesus.[9] (4) An angel of God who carries individuals hence, performing divine commandments and hearkening to God's word, signifying that even the end of life is under divine orchestration.[10] (5) Believers are wooed out of this by Christ's life, indicating spiritual rebirth.[11]
From: Acta Theologica
(1) This refers to the end of life, and the text refers to the death of a human being, as mentioned in the provided text about the incarnation of Christ.[12] (2) The term "death" describes the end of life, and the text mentions multiple manifestations of powers of chaos and death.[13] (3) This refers to the demise of Alexander the Great, which is the primary subject of the provided text, including its circumstances, causes, and the controversies surrounding it.[14] (4) This is the ultimate sacrifice a woman is encouraged to make for her children in order to have them again.[15] (5) This is a part of human experience that a hidden God neither deplores nor takes away, but works life, death, and all in all, according to the text.[16]
From: E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
(1) The death of Christ is recorded in the synoptic gospels, and from the birth of Christ to His death, Jesus used the direct denotative construct of peace as well as indirect connotative parables and teachings to present His ideas.[17] (2) This is a significant concept in the primal worldview, and Kuma's portrayal of Jesus shows him overcoming and providing happiness.[18] (3) Death is presented as a force or power that Christ ultimately conquers, as emphasized within the text provided.[19] (4) Death is not the inevitable end of life, but rather, a journey or a link into another dimension, a glorified and deified world of the Ancestors, as described in the text.[20] (5) This is the process that brings an abrupt end to all activity, and it is a central theme of the study, particularly in relation to the soul.[21]
From: Hymns for Christian Devotion
(1) This is the end of life, a point where existence concludes and transitions to another state.[22] (2) This single word represents the end of life, an experience that he faced with acceptance, highlighting his sacrifice.[23] (3) The inevitable cessation of life, a transition that all beings must eventually experience, bringing an end to existence.[24] (4) Satan's boast of victory in their death suggests the devil's claim of triumph over the deceased, although this claim is ultimately proven false.[25] (5) The end of the speaker's life, at which point their vocal expression ceases, and they enter a different state of being.[26]
From: A Dictionary of the Bible (Hastings)
(1) Jesus died and rose to manifest the Justice and love of God, and thus save those who accepted Him as Christ.[27] (2) This phrase refers to the death of the patriarch, and a particular account of his death has not been preserved.[28] (3) The death of Eli and the return of the ark from the Philistines are mentioned, and there is a short account of Samuel's death and burial at Ramah, and a mention in ch. 28.[29] (4) The term 'death' is a source of great terror, and is a source of uncleanness, with precautions exercised with regard to dead bodies derived partly from the mysteriousness of death and partly for magical purposes.[30] (5) The end of life, and the fate that was predicted for the enemies of God, and the ultimate outcome of the actions of those who opposed Elijah.[31]
From: Bible cyclopedia, critical and expository
(1) Death is a punishment.[32] (2) Death is mentioned in the context of Jesus' journey and Lazarus, and it highlights the devotion of Thomas, who is willing to follow Jesus even unto death.[33] (3) Death is mentioned as the end of Jehoiachin's life, and he continually ate bread before the king of Babylon all the days of his life until the day of his death.[34] (4) This was the ultimate consequence for offenses such as striking a parent, blasphemy, and other transgressions, signifying the end of a person's life as a form of severe retribution.[35] (5) Blasphemy was punishable by death, highlighting the importance of reverence for the divine in religious contexts.[36]
From: The Complete Sayings of Jesus
(1) The event that Jesus foretells will happen to him, as he will be condemned and killed, marking the end of his physical life.[37] (2) The inevitable end that Jesus foresaw for himself, which he would experience, with the anticipation of its transformative impact.[38] (3) This is a reference to the punishment for those who curse their parents.[39]
From: A Cyclopedia of Biblical literature
(1) The death is what someone who curses their father or mother should face, and it is part of a command, which was nullified by the tradition of men.[40] (2) The death refers to Joab's end, and he was slain by Benaiah at the altar, after he had sought refuge there, as he had little mercy to expect from the new king.[41] (3) This refers to the end of life.[42] (4) This refers to the end result of the punishment, and the criminal died under the most frightful sufferings, and the wounds in themselves were not fatal, but, as long as the nails remained in them, the inflammation must have increased in intensity until it produced gangrene, and ultimately death.[43] (5) Death is the cessation of natural life, which can be observed when considering a dead person from various viewpoints and their respective descriptions.[44]
From: Journal of Moral Theology
(1) The book orients the reader to look directly and unflinchingly at death, arguing that only in terms of the weight we give to death can we estimate the weightiness that should be accorded to resurrection.[45] (2) Falque’s volume revisits it anew in terms, with God, as he proposes, enmeshed in finitude.[46] (3) It may appear as annihilation, but its true nature is revealed by God, offering an opportunity for penitence and receiving God's mercy.[47] (4) This is the event that prompted Moltmann to write Resurrected to Eternal Life, leading to a shift in his theological perspective.[48]
From: Works of St. Anselm
(1) This is the end of life, and it is discussed in the context of whether a person has the power to choose it, and the concept of voluntary surrender.[49]
From: The city of God
(1) This is the punishment for the state and not for individuals, because the state should be eternal.[50] (2) This event is associated with the loss of husbands by the sword of their parents, and is described in the text.[51] (3) The text refers to the end of life, the nature of it, and its significance, particularly in relation to the experiences of those who have lived a good life.[52] (4) Death is presented as a penal concept, originating from Adam's transgression and is a separation of the soul from the body, and it can be good for some but not for others.[53]
From: The Little Flowers of St. Francis
(1) Death is the end of the friar's earthly life, for which he prepared with devotion and received comfort from the Virgin Mary.[54]
From: Summa Theologica (English translation)
(1) The end of life, the text discusses whether it is the term "wherefrom" for the resurrection in every case, and its relation to sin, justice, and immortality.[55]
From: The Kebra Nagast
(1) Death and life are from God, highlighting His ultimate control over existence and the cessation of life.[56] (2) The death of Christ was foretold by Isaiah, who stated that through the sin of His people, He would come even unto death, and that He opened not His mouth in His suffering.[57] (3) The provided text indicates that the Word delivered all believers from death, along with Sheol and Satan.[58]
From: The Book of the Cave of Treasures
(1) Death's control was removed, indicating a significant shift in the power dynamics and the eventual liberation of individuals from its influence, thus creating a significant alteration.[59]
From: The Book of the Bee
(1) The fundamental aspect that serves as the foundation for all valuable and cherished elements, including divine greatness, genuine affection, and the opportunity to be in the presence of the divine.[60]
From: The Existence and Attributes of God
(1) The death is what the first Adam brought upon us, which ruined us, and the death he brought by his instruments upon the second Adam, restored us.[61]
From: The Second Helvetic Confession
(1) This refers to both physical death and the eternal punishment resulting from sin and corruption, as described in the text.[62]
Gnostic concept of 'Death'
From: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten
(1) This is synonymous with the evil and dark body, from which the mind seeks to be set free by the actions of the Light from above.[63] (2) Death is the domain of the Ruler of the phenomenal world and the face of God, which the elect race has incarnated to abolish, as stated in the text.[64] (3) This is a term that is used to describe the date of his death, which is absolutely unknown, and critics mostly reckon it about 161.[65]
From: Pistis Sophia
(1) The death is the type by which the soul shall slay the body, according to the death appointed for it by the rulers of the great Fate, and the destiny forceth it.[66] (2) The death is a concept, and the knowledge of why it has arisen is known by the mystery, along with why life hath arisen.[67]
From: The Gnostics and Their Remains
(1) The end appointed to a man by the Rulers, which the Fate drives that man to by means of the bonds of Destiny.[68] (2) Death, indeed has of all others furnished the richest store of such imagery; for thereby the human mind endeavoured to familiarise itself with the thought of mortality, and by embellishing the idea tried to reconcile itself to the inevitable.[69]
The concept of Death in local and regional sources
Death appears in different contexts: a prophecy of suffering, a promise to spare a life, the actual deaths of kings Egfrid and Hlothere, and a metaphorical "spiritual death" from which survivors couldn't be saved.
From: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England
(1) This is what the king was told he would suffer, because he would not refrain from the house of a sinful man.[70] (2) Egfrid was slain, and Hlothere, king of Kent, also died, marking significant events in the narrative and the end of their lives.[71] (3) Death is mentioned in the context of the noble's promise not to put Imma to death, despite his relations being killed in the fight.[72] (4) Those that survived could not be recalled from spiritual death either by this of their friends, or the fear of it.[73]