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Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion
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Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion Hardcover - 2004

by Segal, Alan

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  • Title Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion
  • Author Segal, Alan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition New
  • Pages 880
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Doubleday Religion, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-07-13
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0385422997
  • ISBN 9780385422994 / 0385422997
  • Weight 2.87 lbs (1.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.52 x 2.06 in (23.72 x 16.56 x 5.23 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Future life
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004052775
  • Dewey Decimal Code 202.3

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ALAN F. SEGAL is Professor of Religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of Paul the Convert, Rebecca’s Children, and Two Powers in Heaven, as well as numerous scholarly articles.

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DESERVEDLY OR NOT, ancient Egypt is known as a culture obsessed by the afterlife.

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Praise for Alan F. Segal’s Paul the Convert

“Bold and imaginative.” —Paula Fredriksen, Books & Religion

“Alan Segal’s new book challenges Jewish and Christian scholars alike to take a fresh look at this well-educated man, arguing not only that it is impossible to understand Paul’s Christian writings without understanding first-century Judaism but that early Hellenistic Judaism is itself illuminated by Paul, since he was one of only two Pharisees to have left any personal writings at all.” —The Washington Post Book World

“This is a thoughtful, demanding book that the serious student of Paul will find well worth the effort.” —Bible Today

“Segal’s work abounds in fresh insights for students of Paul.” —F. F. Bruce, American Historical Review

“A brilliantly argued book. . . . Paul is neither hero nor villain for Segal but a fascinating historical and religious character, from whom we can learn much about both Judaism and Christianity. . . . I found myself thoroughly sympathetic to Segal’s portrayal of Paul. More than that, I found myself convinced.” —J. Christian Wilson, The Christian Century

“Elegantly produced. . . . Segal considers Paul’s Pharisaic education and training as well as the Jewish context of his religious struggle after he became a Christian. He treats Paul as a Jew, a convert, and an apostle, and places his conversion from Pharisaism to Christianity in the context of his society and his mission to the Gentiles.” —America

About the author

ALAN F. SEGAL is Professor of Religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of "Paul the Convert," "Rebecca s Children," and "Two Powers in Heaven," as well as numerous scholarly articles."