Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism and Early Christianity

by George W.E. Nickelsburg

In this groundbreaking publication, originally published in 1972, George Nickelsburg places ideas in their historical circumstances as he probes biblical and postbiblical texts and challenges widely accepted scholarship. The continuities in literary forms demonstrate that divine justice was the central issue, but that people differed as to whether that justice was enacted in this life, in the assumption to heaven, in a resurrection, or in the ongoing life as an immortal soul.

The expanded edition includes subsequent studies on the resurrection accounts and theologies of the New Testament, the New Testament passion narratives, and Jewish and Christian theologies about the Son of Man.

This book provides a window into aspects of the ancient apocalyptic worldview whose dynamics and functions are often misunderstood.

366 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2007

Reviews

[Hoyden · Rating 2 out of 5]

what the hell is this book supposed to be about? can someone please tell me what in the world it's supposed to do. it's so old-school french-school scholarship it made me want to throw it into the snow. i mean, impressive amount of research and blah blah blah... but, seriously. at least give me an index of terms and subjects PLEASE. oh wait, that would involve defining a term and we want to avoid that at all costs.

it's not as bad as i'm making it out to sound... it just didn't answer my particular research questions, despite its promising title. i know a lot of the people involved in its publication and they are all great scholars and generally nice all-around people... but this book seriously makes you want to poke your brain with a stick.