2/11 • Descent into Hell

2/11 • Descent into Hell The dead await deliverance as Christ enters the underworld in this dramatic Christian narrative associated with the Gospel of Nicodemus. Its development is difficult to date precisely; the tradition belongs to late antiquity and continued through medieval versions. Spirit Nation has M. R. James's 1924 Latin A presentation, with Greek and Latin B versions kept separate. Read it for the exchanges among the biblical figures and the way it imagines Christ's victory over death. https://t.co/hCWfiJOT60