RT Book T1 Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts. T2 Library of New Testament studies JF Library of New Testament studies A1 Somov, Alexey A2 Keith, Chris 1980- A2 Labahn, Michael 1964- LA English PP London PB Bloomsbury Publishing PLC YR 2017 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/878314482 AB Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Problem Under Discussion -- A Survey of Scholarly Research on the Study of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts -- The Purpose of the Present Book -- The Date of Luke-Acts -- Sources for the Study of Luke's Cultural Environment -- Research Methodology and Outline -- Part I Eschatology and the Abode of the Dead -- Chapter 1 Eschatology and the Afterlife -- 1.1. Pagan Eschatological Ideas -- 1.2. Jewish Eschatological Ideas -- 1.3. The Eschatology of Luke-Acts -- 1.3.1. Collective Eschatology and the Last Judgment in Luke-Acts -- 1.3.2. Individual Eschatology and Postmortem Judgment in Luke-Acts -- 1.3.3. Temporal Aspects of Luke's Eschatology -- 1.4. Summary -- Chapter 2 Representations of the Abode of the Dead -- 2.1. The Underworld -- 2.1.1. The Underworld in Greco-Roman Pagan Sources -- 2.1.2. Jewish Representations of the Underworld -- 2.1.3. The Underworld in Luke-Acts -- 2.2. The Abode of the Righteous -- 2.2.1. Pagan Views on the Abode of the Righteous -- 2.2.2. The Abode of the Righteous in Jewish Sources -- 2.2.3. The Abode of the Righteous in Luke-Acts -- 2.3. Summary -- Part II Forms of Afterlife Existence -- Chapter 3 Resurrection -- 3.1. The Origins of Resurrection Terminology -- 3.2. Eschatological Resurrection -- 3.2.1. Eschatological Resurrection in Jewish Sources -- 3.2.2. Eschatological Resurrection in Luke-Acts -- 3.3. Individual Resurrection -- 3.3.1. Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Beliefs About Ghosts -- 3.3.2. Individual Resurrection in Jewish Sources -- 3.3.3. Individual Resurrection in Luke-Acts -- 3.4. The Restoration of Physical Life -- 3.4.1. The Restoration of Physical Life in Greco-Roman Paganism. AB 3.4.2. The Restoration of Physical Life in Jewish Sources -- 3.4.3. The Restoration of Physical Life in Luke-Acts -- 3.5. Summary -- Chapter 4 The Immortality of the Soul and Angelomorphism -- 4.1. The Immortality of the Soul in Pagan and Jewish Sources -- 4.1.1. The Immortality of the Soul in Greco-Roman Paganism -- 4.1.2. Immortality in Jewish Sources -- 4.2. Celestial and Angelomorphic Afterlife in Pagan and Jewish Sources -- 4.2.1. Astral (Celestial) Immortality in Greco-Roman Paganism -- 4.2.2. Angelomorphic Existence in Jewish Sources -- 4.3. Immortality and Angelomorphism in Luke's Views of the Afterlife -- 4.4. Summary -- Part III Can the Various Views of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts Be Reconciled? -- Chapter 5 Interrelations Between the Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts -- 5.1. The Metaphorical Character of Luke's Representations of the Afterlife -- 5.1.1. The Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Luke's Afterlife Language -- 5.1.2. Metaphorical Representations of Death and Resurrection -- 5.1.3. The Corporeality of Resurrection in Luke-Acts -- 5.1.4. Representations of the Abode of the Dead in Luke-Acts -- 5.2. Realized and Individual Aspects of Eschatology and the Afterlife in Luke-Acts -- 5.3. Summary -- Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors SN 9780567667120 K1 Future life - Biblical teaching K1 Electronic books K1 Hochschulschrift