A history of death in the Hebrew Bible

In the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, a good death meant burial inside the family tomb, where one would join one's ancestors in death. This was the afterlife in biblical literature; it was a postmortem ideal that did not involve individual judgment or heaven and hell - instead it was collective. I...

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Main Author: Suriano, Matthew J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Image Map
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Suriano, Matthew J., A history of death in the Hebrew Bible] (2020) (McAffee, Matthew)
[Rezension von: Suriano, Matthew J., A history of death in the Hebrew Bible] (2021) (Marzouk, Safwat, 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Suriano, Matthew J., A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible] (2020) (McAffee, Matthew)
[Rezension von: Suriano, Matthew J., A history of death in the Hebrew Bible] (2020) (Peterson, Jesse)
[Rezension von: Suriano, Matthew J., A history of death in the Hebrew Bible] (2020) (Davies, Douglas J., 1947 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Death / Theology of history / Ancient Orient / History
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Burial
B Bible Antiquities
B Palestine Social life and customs
B Bible ; Antiquities
B Iron age ; Palestine
B Death in the Bible
B Palestine ; Social life and customs
B Iron Age (Palestine)
B Future life ; Biblical teaching
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Future Life Biblical teaching
B Bible ; Old Testament ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:In the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, a good death meant burial inside the family tomb, where one would join one's ancestors in death. This was the afterlife in biblical literature; it was a postmortem ideal that did not involve individual judgment or heaven and hell - instead it was collective. In Hebrew scriptures, a postmortem existence was rooted in mortuary practices and conceptualized through the embodiment of the dead. But this idea of the afterlife was not hopeless or fatalistic, consigned to the dreariness of the tomb. The dead were cherished and remembered, their bones were cared for, and their names lived on as ancestors. This volume examines the concept of the afterlife in the Hebrew Bible by studying the treatment of the dead, as revealed both in biblical literature and in the material remains of the southern Levant
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Previously issued in print: 2018
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
ISBN:0190844760
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190844738.001.0001