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Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

[Hardback]

by Alexey Somov

    • Author

      Alexey Somov

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      February 2017

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    Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

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    Questions regarding the afterlife are many, and the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts pay a great deal of attention to them: why does Luke speak about several different forms of the afterlife? Why is resurrection described as a person's transformation into an angelic being? How many abodes are appointed for the righteous and the wicked after death? Alexey Somov addresses these queries in relation to the apparent confusion and variety found in the text, and in respect of the interrelatedness of these issues, and their connection with other eschatological issues in Luke-Acts, and in relation to the wider cultural context of the Mediterranean world to which Luke belonged. Every culture expresses its beliefs by means of special metaphors that allow it to comprehend supernatural realities in terms of everyday experience. Belief in the afterlife was part of this metaphorical system which Luke shared with the ancient eastern Mediterranean culture. Somov takes his analysis one step further by applying Cognitive Metaphor Theory to selected metaphorical aspects of the afterlife. While the inconsistencies and incoherence of the combined metaphors may seem jarring to a contemporary Western reader, Somov's reading enables a recognition of the specific religious metaphors used, which for Luke would have been current and widely accepted.

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    • Author

      Alexey Somov

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      February 2017

    • Weight

      568g

    • Page Count

      272

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567667113

    • ISBN-10

      0567667111

    • Eden Code

      4450418

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    • Author/Creator: Alexey Somov

    • ISBN: 9780567667113

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: February 2017

    • Weight: 568g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 4450418


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