Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49 - Softcover

Smith, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608996611 ISBN 13: 9781608996612

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2010

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Review:

[J. Smith] has achieved an impressive breadth of reading [...] She has initiated an important work on an important topic. --Sue Gillingham, Journal of Theological Studies, Vol. 64, No 2, October 2013

This interesting book […] offers new insights into the somewhat elusive theology and eschatology of Ps 49. […] this careful, comparative investigation is of high interest and suggests new paths of inquiry, especially with regard to the relation between Hebrew notions of afterlife retribution and Zoroastrianism. --Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, Review of Biblical Literature, 03/2013

In her free-ranging treatment of conceptions of death and the afterlife in Israel and the ancient Near East, S. pulls together a wide variety of sources. --Davida H. Charney, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 75, 2013

'... an original examination of how Psalm 49, when read in the context of the literature of the Ancient Middle East, reveals new insights into the development of Hebrew concepts of the afterlife.' --Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013

This is an imaginative and engagingly written study that is open about its own commitments, and abreast of a wide range of literature and ideas. --Brian Kelly, Evangelical Quarterly, vol 86, issue 2, (April 2014)

About the Author:

Janet Smith is a former geologic draftsperson and illustrator. She holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Union Institute & University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1608996611
• ISBN 13: 9781608996612
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286