AtDtDA(28): Others Were Less Restrained

Dave Monroe against.the.dave at gmail.com
Tue Mar 25 02:33:03 CDT 2008


On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> V555.29-31 tract: In the second paragraph of this long entry, W has
> misunderstood a key term from Medieval Christian lore: "the harrowing of
> Hell." This was not something done to Christ; it was his raiding Hell to
> rescue righteous souls. The harrowing took place during the three days after
> the crucifixion, illustrating Paul Newman's dictum: "A fellow has to be
> somewhere."

He was crucified, died, and was buried
He descended into hell
On the third day, He arose again ...

... but what if it wasn't Him?  I've a screen play to write, methinks ...



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