The mythology of death in the Old Testament

The Preface examines the concept of life in the Old Testament which is discovered to be centred firmly on this world; special reference is made to life in the Wisdom Literature. Death at the end of a long and full life was accepted with resignation. Despite the paucity of references to death and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burns, John Barclay
Other Authors: McKane, William
Published: University of St Andrews 1970
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.741812