Funerary Practices and Afterlife Expectations in Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel was thoroughly familiar with existence beyond death. Individual personalities survived the death of the body, most Israelites believed, albeit in a considerably weakened and vulnerable state. The ensnaring tentacles of Sheol constantly threatened the living-dead, but the fortunate amo...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2007
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Religion compass
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 6, Pages: 660-683 |
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