Gospel of Nicodemus, Part II: The Descent into Hell

Pseudonymously attributed to Nicodemus as a later addition to Part I, likely by a different unknown author, probably composed in the 5th-6th century AD. Narrates Christ's descent into Hades between his death and resurrection, freeing the righteous dead -- the fullest early account of the 'harrowing of hell.'

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