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Death Ecstasy Other Worldly Journeys (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)

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Collins and Fishbane, two of the world's leading scholars of apocalyptic literature and the Hebrew Bible respectively, have written what should be a classic treatment of the range of views about "afterlife" held by Jews and Christians at the turn of the Christian era. This book was key to my own research in separating pop culture views from those actually held by people in ancient times. The authors write with clarity, insight and from a depth of familiarity with their subject. As with other books by each author, this volume models how critical scholarship can be made available to ordinary, intelligent readers to shine the light of wisdom onto the search for understanding and meaning in our world today.