Biblical Fallacies In Dante's Inferno

In 1265 one of the most influential men in history was born: Dante Alighieri. Dante was born to a family much entangled in the politics of Florence. As Dante grew older, he began to take after his father, and he too got involved in politics. Florence divided into two groups: the black and white guelphs. The two groups fought for years before the black guelphs finally won, and exiled the white guelphs - including Dante Alighieri. After he was exiled, he began to work on his first of three books, Inferno. This book was Dante’s take on hell. Although many people take Dante’s book as fact, Inferno is nowhere near biblically accurate. In Dante’s Inferno he shows extreme personal bias against his enemies, he writes about different sections of hell, and he has many variations of punishment, some worse and some better than others. The bible is very clear about not contradicting God’s word in Luke Chapter 21 verse 15: “For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.” These three major biblical fallacies are the major reasons that Dante’s Inferno can really only be looked at as a fictional story. Firstly, throughout all of The Divine Comedy, Dante shows extreme bias against his enemies. Time and
However, it doesn’t line up with the bible. We see this happening often times nowadays as well! One prime example of this was the movie Noah, released in 2014. It was an enthralling story, with lots of action, and great effects, but it was not biblically accurate. Like Noah, Dante’s Inferno needs to be looked at as a fictional story, and not a biblical truth. Overall, I believe that Dante’s Inferno is well worth your time, and offers many fascinating ideas, but make sure going in you are sure of what you believe. Otherwise, you could end up believing Dante’s word instead of