NSBT 44: Death and the Afterlife

Significant aspects of death and the afterlife continue to be debated
among evangelical Christians. Paul Williamson surveys the perspectives of our
contemporary culture and the biblical world, and then highlights the
traditional understanding of the biblical perspective and the issues over which
evangelicals have become increasingly polarized.






Subsequent chapters explore the controversial areas: what happens
immediately after we die; bodily resurrection; a final, universal judgment; the
ultimate fate of those who do not receive God's approval on the last day;
and the biblical concept of an eschatological 'heaven'.






Taking care to understand the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman
backgrounds, Williamson works through the most important Old and New Testament
passages. He demonstrates that there is considerable exegetical support for the
traditional evangelical understanding of death and the afterlife, and raises
questions about the basis for the growing popularity of alternative
understandings.






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