Nonetheless, the truth about hell is that it began as Egyptian propaganda. I'm sure some people will be shocked by that statement, but it's true, it's clear, and we should have been told this a long time ago. (This is covered in depth in issue # 64 of the subscription letter.) From Egypt, "hell" made its way to Greece, where it was embellished. Finally ?" and later than people think ?" it made its way into Christianity, where it has remained till the present.