# Are souls fireproof.

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**Created:** [August 10, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-souls-fireproof/762300 "2016-08-10T01:14:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-souls-fireproof/762300/48 "2016-08-11T04:08:45Z")

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In one of the staff reports, the evolution of the Christian concept of hell is discussed: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1853/who-invented-hell](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1853/who-invented-hell)

Also this thread:

> **[Is there Biblical support for the concept of Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331528)**
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> Now, I occaisonally try to plow through the Bible, meaning I am familiar with the first five or so books in both testaments, but for all I know the last book in the old testement is written in gangster rap. I know there’s pretty good biblical...

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> [@Is there Biblical support for the concept of Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-biblical-support-for-the-concept-of-hell/318320/9):
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> The Christian concept of Hell as a place of eternal, conscious torment, is not in the Bible

(tomndebb begged to differ.)

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