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Sharpness of Death

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

are, in the Te Deum, the pains and agonies suffered by the Redeemer on the cross, but which he overcame at his resurrection, God having raised him up, "having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be holden of it" (Acts 2:24).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sharpness of Death'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sharpness-of-death.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.