{"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\n\u003cli\u003eDeath is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called \"shades.\" What does this indicate?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did Israelites do this?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid anyone hope for a positive afterlife? If so, in what form?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat about resurrection? How and when did this belief emerge?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\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.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.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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip S. Johnston is director of studies in theology and religious studies and senior tutor at Hughes Hall, Cambridge. He has taught at Belfast, St. Andrews and Oxford. He has published studies of Israelite afterlife beliefs, and has an interest in Israel past and present--along with a commitment to reconciliation. His other books include \u003ci\u003eLes Psaumes, Interpreting the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e (coeditor with David Firth), \u003ci\u003eShades of Sheol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Promise\u003c\/i\u003e (coeditor with Peter Walker).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641689116946,"sku":"9780830826872","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90807c02-92a7-419e-9fb1-91b94caec91c.jpg?v=1733030275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shades-of-sheol-death-and-afterlife-in-the-old-testament-9780830826872","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}