Death and Afterlife in Ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible
Since the decipherment of hieroglyphics and cuneiform, scholars of the ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible have debated the ways in which the afterlife in ancient Israel compared to that of its neighbors. The debate focuses on how unique Israelite afterlife views really were. Older questions surround...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-263 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Death
/ Hereafter
/ Ancestor cult (motif)
/ Funeral
/ Grave
/ Purity
/ Social culture
/ Old Testament
/ Israel (Antiquity)
/ Ancient Orient
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Tombs
B Ancient Israel B Hebrew Bible B Ancient Near East B Afterlife B cult of the ancestors B Purity B Death B Social Memory B burials |
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