{"product_id":"shades-of-sheol-death-and-afterlife-in-the-old-testament-9780830826872","title":"Shades of Sheol: Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?\" (Psalm 6:5)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeath is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called \"shades.\" What does this indicate?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMany ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did Israelites do this?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDid anyone hope for a positive afterlife? If so, in what form?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat about resurrection? How and when did this belief emerge?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip S. Johnston explores these and other issues. He 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.\u003cbr\u003e Johnston 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.\u003cbr\u003e This important study sheds fresh light on Israelite beliefs in an area central to the later development of the Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2800956\"\u003ePhilip S. Johnston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.34w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830826872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0830826874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006210\"\u003eBiblical Studies | Old Testament | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067060\"\u003eChristian Theology | Eschatology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42681806553325,"sku":"9780830826872","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2b4dcda2-8ddf-4770-a6d7-4339ced7e71a.jpg?v=1649712870","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/shades-of-sheol-death-and-afterlife-in-the-old-testament-9780830826872","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}