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Shades of Sheol
Philip Johnston
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Description for Shades of Sheol
Paperback.
For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise? (Psalm 6:5) Philip Johnston examines Israelite views on death and afterlife as reflected in the Hebrew Bible and in material remains, and sets them in their cultural, literary and theological contexts. He argues in detail that the Israelites were not as preoccupied with the underworld or the dead as some scholars have recently alleged. Instead, their faith that Yahweh was the God of the living, and that Sheol was cut off from him, led eventually to the hope of a positive afterlife. This important ... Read more
For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise? (Psalm 6:5) Philip Johnston examines Israelite views on death and afterlife as reflected in the Hebrew Bible and in material remains, and sets them in their cultural, literary and theological contexts. He argues in detail that the Israelites were not as preoccupied with the underworld or the dead as some scholars have recently alleged. Instead, their faith that Yahweh was the God of the living, and that Sheol was cut off from him, led eventually to the hope of a positive afterlife. This important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851112664
SKU
V9780851112664
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99-46
About Philip Johnston
Tutor in Old Testament, Wycliffe Hall - Co-editor of The land of promise (Apollos) - Article on 'Death and resurrection' in the NDBT (IVP)
Reviews for Shades of Sheol
'This is a competent, comprehensive and accessible study which makes a valuable contribution to an important topic.' Richard Harvey All Nations Christian College