Death and Afterlife in Ancient Jewish and Christian Sources
Publisher: Gorgias Press, LLC
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781463239190
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc.
Description: "This handbook explores beliefs of ancient Jews and Christians surrounding death and the afterlife through the lens of texts ranging from the Old Testament and New Testament, to Second Temple period and rabbinic literature, to early Christian writings. Figueras further brings together eschatological texts from Iran, Egypt, Greece, and Rome as comparanda, and provides context and bibliography to guide readers in their study of ancient Jewish and Christian views of death and the afterlife"--