Conceptions of Afterlife in Jewish Inscriptions

Park, Joseph S.

ISBN 10: 3161473736 / ISBN 13: 9783161473739

Edité par Mohr Siebeck, 2000

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Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren/near mint. With Special Reference to Pauline Literature. Die englischsprachige Arbeit untersucht jüdische Grabinschriften der hellenistischen und römischen Zeit im Hinblick auf ihren Jenseitsglauben und vergleicht sie mit Jenseitserwartungen in der paulinischen Literatur. - Joseph S. Park beschäftigt sich mit den jüdischen Grabinschriften, die im ganzen Mittelmeerraum während der hellenistischen und römischen Zeit gefunden wurden. Er untersucht diese auf die verschiedenen Hinweise eines Glaubens an das Leben nach dem Tode oder dessen Leugnung. Dabei zeigen sich unterschiedliche Vorstellungen vom Tod und vom Leben danach. Der Autor vergleicht die Ergebnisse seiner Untersuchung mit den entsprechenden Hinweisen in den paulinischen Briefen. Bei Berücksichtigung des unterschiedlichen Zweckes der zwei Beweisarten zeigt der Vergleich eine wesentliche Übereinstimmung und scheint überdies Licht auf einige Aspekte der paulinischen Exegese zu werfen. - Joseph S. Park examines the ancient Jewish inscriptions as they pertain to afterlife beliefs and compares them with afterlife expectations in Pauline literature. He examines the various indications of belief in or denial of afterlife in the Jewish funerary inscriptions found throughout the Mediterranean world, mostly during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. He reveals a wide variety of conceptions of and attitudes toward death and afterlife. Besides such well-known ideas as resurrection and the peaceful state of the deceased prior to it, there also seem to be indications of a denial of meaningful afterlife, often associated with a generally Sadducean alignment on the part of the deceased. These findings are then compared with corresponding indications in the Pauline epistles. The comparison shows a substantial agreement, and moreover seems to shed light on some aspects of the interpretation of Paul. For example, the indications of a denial of afterlife in the inscriptions points to the possibility of a similar background for those who are said in 1 Corinthians 15 to deny the resurrection. In addition to providing new insights in both areas in reference to afterlife beliefs, this comparison also sheds some light on the larger methodological issues affecting both bodies of evidence. In addition to specific implications such as this, Joseph S. Park demonstrates that both the Jewish inscriptions and Paul are best interpreted in reference to a background of ideas which is neither strictly Jewish nor pagan, but the result of free interaction between the two. This conclusion has obvious implications for the wider questions of Judaism and hellenization. XI,227 Seiten, broschiert (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Reihe 2; Vol. 121/Mohr Siebeck 2000). Statt EUR 69,00. Gewicht: 372 g - Softcover/Taschenbuch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Conceptions of Afterlife in Jewish Inscriptions
• Éditeur: Mohr Siebeck
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3161473736
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783161473739
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Wie Neu
• Poids: 372 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • NT: Paulus und Paulusbriefe
  • Antikes Judentum
  • Epigraphik

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Synopsis

Joseph S. Park examines the various indications of belief in or denial of afterlife in the Jewish funerary inscriptions found throughout the Mediterranean world, mostly during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. He reveals a wide variety of conceptions of and attitudes toward death and afterlife. Besides such well-known ideas as resurrection and the peaceful state of the deceased prior to it, there also seem to be indications of a denial of meaningful afterlife, often associated with a generally Sadducean alignment on the part of the deceased.These findings are then compared with corresponding indications in the Pauline epistles. The comparison shows, after taking into account the basic difference in purpose between the two types of evidence, a substantial agreement, and moreover seems to shed light on some aspects of the interpretation of Paul. For example, the indications of a denial of afterlife in the inscriptions points to the possibility of a similar background for those who are said in 1 Corinthians 15 to deny the resurrection. In addition to providing new insights in both areas in reference to afterlife beliefs, this comparison also sheds some light on the larger methodological issues affecting both bodies of evidence. In addition to specific implications such as this, Joseph S. Park demonstrates that both the Jewish inscriptions and Paul are best interpreted in reference to a background of ideas which is neither strictly Jewish nor pagan, but the result of free interaction between the two. This conclusion has obvious implications for the wider questions of Judaism and hellenization.

À propos de l?auteur

Joseph S Park, Born 1969; 1993 M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary; 1998 Ph.D. University of Cambridge/GB; since 1998 Ordination and ministry in Los Angeles, California, and part-time graduate teaching.