Jon Topping

Arnobius of Sicca is the best example of annihilationist eschatology in the Early Church. That said, once we evaluate what he actually wrote, and study his life, he's not such a great example. In fact, I would argue he probably wasn't even an annihilationist at all.

Which Early Church theologians held to annihilationist eschatology? What did they say about the mortality or immortality of the soul, and how did it affect their view of hell? Here we’ll look at Athanasius, Justin Martyr, Theophilus, Tatian, Irenaeus, Ignatius, and Augustine.

Kirk Cameron argued for annihilationism (also called conditionalism). They gave quite a few arguments, but ultimately, their position is deeply flawed.

Because Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the council of the Sanhedrin, he ends up strengthening the historical reliability of different aspects of the story of the burial of Jesus Christ. However, scholars like Bart Ehrman try to downplay his importance, even to the point of denying the story altogether. But this type of skepticism doesn’t match with what we know about history.