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Death and afterlife in ancient Jewish and Christian literature / Pau Figueras.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Figueras, Pau, author.
- Series:
- Gorgias handbooks
- Gorgias handbooks, 1935-6838
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death in the Bible.
- Death in rabbinical literature.
- Eschatology--Biblical teaching.
- Eschatology.
- Jewish literature--History and criticism.
- Jewish literature.
- Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.
- Christian literature, Early.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 203 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Piscataway, NJ, USA : Gorgias Press LLC, 2019.
- Summary:
- "This handbook explores beliefs of ancient Jews and Christians surrounding death and the afterlife through the lens of texts ranging from the Old Testament and New Testament, to Second Temple period and rabbinic literature, to early Christian writings. Figueras further brings together eschatological texts from Iran, Egypt, Greece, and Rome as comparanda, and provides context and bibliography to guide readers in their study of ancient Jewish and Christian views of death and the afterlife"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Figueras, Pau, Death and afterlife in ancient Jewish and Christian literature
- ISBN:
- 9781463239190
- 146323919X
- OCLC:
- 1141930667
- Publisher Number:
- 99984134213
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