Funerary Practices and Afterlife Expectations in Ancient Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4299651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen L Cook (0000-0002-5250-1427, Virginia Theological Seminary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 660-683 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2007.00045.x |
| OpenAlex | W2013987514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Ancient Israel was thoroughly familiar with existence beyond death. Individual personalities survived the death of the body, most Israelites believed, albeit in a considerably weakened and vulnerable state. The ensnaring tentacles of Sheol constantly threatened the living-dead, but the fortunate among them were able to use the power of kinship bonds to keep Sheol's threats at bay. The traditional ties of lineage and kin bonding, according to biblical Yahwism, were an actual way for the living-dead to pull themselves back from death's devouring suction. Ancient Israel's funerary practices and afterlife expectations are greatly illumined by recent archaeological studies and by a new comparative model that draws on data gleaned from African ethnography
Afterlife · Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnography · Genealogy · Israelites · Kinship · Sociology · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Anthropology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |