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A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

By: Matthew J. Suriano

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A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

By: Matthew J. Suriano

Postmortem existence in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 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 book 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. The mortuary culture of Judah during the Iron Age is the starting point for this study. The practice of collective burial inside a Judahite rock-cut bench tomb is compared to biblical traditions of family tombs and joining one's ancestors in death. This archaeological analysis, which also incorporates funerary inscriptions, will shed important insight into concepts found in biblical literature such as the construction of the soul in death, the nature of corpse impurity, and the idea of Sheol. In Judah and the Hebrew Bible, death was a transition that was managed through the ritual actions of the living. The connections that were forged through such actions, such as ancestor veneration, were socially meaningful for the living and insured a measure of immortality for the dead.

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Oxford University Press

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0190844736

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The Politics of Dead Kings

Dynastic Ancestors in the Book of Kings and Ancient Israel

By: Matthew J. Suriano

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The Politics of Dead Kings

Dynastic Ancestors in the Book of Kings and Ancient Israel

By: Matthew J. Suriano

Revised thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Los Angeles.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161504739

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"He Descended to the Dead"

An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday

By: Matthew Y. Emerson

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"He Descended to the Dead"

An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday

By: Matthew Y. Emerson

The descent of Jesus Christ to the dead has been a fundamental tenet of the Christian faith, as indicated by its inclusion in both the Apostles' and Athanasian Creeds. But it has also been the subject of suspicion and scrutiny, especially from evangelicals. Led by the mystery and wonder of Holy Saturday, Matthew Emerson offers an exploration of the biblical, historical, theological, and practical implications of the descent.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830870539

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Life and Mortality in Ugaritic

A Lexical and Literary Study

By: Matthew McAffee

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Life and Mortality in Ugaritic

A Lexical and Literary Study

By: Matthew McAffee

While topics such as death, funerary cult, and the netherworld have received considerable scholarly attention in the context of the Ugaritic textual corpus, the related concept of life has been relatively neglected. Life and Mortality in Ugaritic takes as its premise that one cannot grasp the significance of mwt (“to die”) without first having wrestled with the concept of ḥyy (“to live”). In this book, Matthew McAffee takes a lexical approach to the study of life and death in the Ugaritic textual corpus. He identifies and analyzes the Ugaritic terms most commonly used to talk about life and mortality in order to construct a more representative framework of the ancient perspective on these topics, and he concludes by synthesizing the results of this lexical study into a broader literary discussion that considers, among other things, the implications for our understanding of the first-millennium Katumuwa stele from Zincirli. McAffee’s study complements previous scholarly work in this area, which has tended to rely on conceptual and theoretical treatment of mortality, and advances the discussion by providing a more focused lexical analysis of the Ugaritic terms in question. It will be of interest to Semitic scholars and those who study Ugaritic in particular, in addition to students of the culture of the ancient Levant.

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Penn State Press

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1646020367

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Flood and Fury

Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God

By: Matthew J. Lynch

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Flood and Fury

Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God

By: Matthew J. Lynch

Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Without softening or ignoring the most troubling realities of the text, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch addresses violence related to misogyny, racism, and nationalism in the Old Testament, yielding surprising insights into the goodness and mercy of God.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514004305

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A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

By: Matthew J. Suriano

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Oxford University Press

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The Politics of Dead Kings

Dynastic Ancestors in the Book of Kings and Ancient Israel

By: Matthew J. Suriano

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Dynastic Ancestors in the Book of Kings and Ancient Israel

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Revised thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Los Angeles.

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Book's by Matthew J. Suriano

A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

The Politics of Dead Kings

The Politics of Dead Kings

"He Descended to the Dead"

"He Descended to the Dead"

Life and Mortality in Ugaritic

Life and Mortality in Ugaritic

Flood and Fury

Flood and Fury

A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible

The Politics of Dead Kings

The Politics of Dead Kings

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