Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates by Daniel Klein

Author:Daniel Klein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Published: 2017-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

Concepts of Heaven and Hell are determined not only by religious sect, but also by secular culture.

Take the case of André, a resident of Heaven, who asked to visit his old friend, Pierre, in Hell. His wish was granted, and Satan himself led André to his friend’s private suite.

There Pierre was, seated in a loveseat with a gorgeous naked woman on his lap, a tray of hors d’oeuvres on the table next to him, and a champagne flute in his hand. André couldn’t believe his eyes. “This is Hell?” he exclaimed.

“But yes,” Pierre sighed. “The woman, she is my first wife. The cheese is from Belgium. And this ‘champagne’—what can I say?—it is not even real, it’s from California!”

Hey, you say, where does the picture of Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates come from? In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says he is giving Peter the “keys of the kingdom of heaven.” He apparently means that Peter has a central role in ushering in the new era, which may seem a little vaguer than list-checking at the entrance to a gated community, but that’s where we get St. Pete qua doorman. In the Book of Revelation, one of the details of John’s visions of the New Jerusalem is that it had twelve gates and each gate “was a single pearl.” Put it all together and whaddya got? Saint Peter at the pearly gates.

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