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Dust or dew : immortality in the ancient Near East and in Psalm 49 / Janet K. Smith.
Van Pelt Library BS1430.6.F8 S65 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Janet K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Psalms.
- Bible.
- Future life--Biblical teaching.
- Future life.
- Bible. Psalms XLIX--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Future life--History of doctrines.
- Immortality.
- Death--Biblical teaching.
- Death.
- Assyro-Babylonian literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
- Assyro-Babylonian literature.
- Comparative literature--Hebrew and Assyro-Babylonian.
- Comparative literature.
- Korahites.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 269 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A review of literature on the afterlife
- Who were the Korahites?
- A pilgrimage through the Korahite psalter
- Psalm 49: a translation and commentary
- The grim afterlife of the ancient Near East
- The path of death or life in the Hebrew Bible
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781608996612
- 1608996611
- OCLC:
- 702094444
- Publisher Number:
- 99943001679
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