Shades of Sheol: Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament
"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?" (Psalm 6:5)\ Death is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it? The dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it? The inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called "shades." What does this indicate? Many ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did Israelites do this? Did anyone hope for a positive afterlife? If so, in what form? What about resurrection? How and when did this...
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Abbreviations11Introduction15Pt. ADeath1Death in the Old Testament232Death in Ancient Israel47Pt. BThe Underworld3The Unwelcome Underworld694The Threatening Underworld865The Pervasive Underworld?98Pt. CThe Dead6Naming the Dead1277Consulting the Dead1508Honouring the Dead167Pt. DThe Afterlife9Communion Beyond Death19910Resurrection From Death218Bibliography241Author Index273Texts Index280
\ Richard Harvey"This is a competent, comprehensive and accessible study, which makes a valuable contribution to an important topic."\ \ \ \ \ Robert Gordon"Fresh data and new interpretations ensure that death and the afterlife remain a lively center of debate within Old Testament study. Philip Johnston has analyzed the arguments in masterly fashion, and his study will be a must-read for anyone interested in knowing what the biblical writers actually say on the subject."\ \
