I am writing in response to Rolf Furuli, who said:
In Hebrew thought the NP$ dies and and go down to $)WL, to the grave,
where there is no life. So any "afterlife" in the sense that man
continues to live after the body dies, is not found in the Tanakh
(including Daniel).
I lean toward the conclusion that in Hebrew thought there WAS a belief
in life after bodily death, based on such passages as: Psalm 73:23-28,
Psalm 49:15-16 (H), and Proverbs 12:28. I agree with those who have
said that there is no emphasis on afterlife in the Hebrew Bible, which
is somewhat true of the NT as well. The concept appears to be that
walking with God in the present results in a lasting life, because of
God's faithfulness, as opposed to the notion that one dies, goes to
heaven, and begins eternal life as a kind of reward.
blessings,
Rodney
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Dr. Rodney K. Duke
Dept. of Phil. & Rel., Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC 28608
(O) 828-262-3091, (FAX) 828-262-6619, dukerk AT appstate.edu