The question of an alleged resurrection in Jubilees 23:29–31

The scholarly community has generally concluded that Jub. 23:29–31 does not envision a resurrection of the dead. There are those who doubt the consensus, however. The question has implications for the debate over the existence of a so-called spiritual (non-bodily) resurrection in Second Temple Judai...

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Published inJournal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 303 - 316
Main Author Granger Cook, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2024
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bodily resurrection
spiritual resurrection
Jub. 23:29–31
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Summary:The scholarly community has generally concluded that Jub. 23:29–31 does not envision a resurrection of the dead. There are those who doubt the consensus, however. The question has implications for the debate over the existence of a so-called spiritual (non-bodily) resurrection in Second Temple Judaism. There is a fundamental distinction in the text between the Lord’s servants (ʾagbertihu) who have long lives on the earth and the righteous (s.ādeqān) whose bones rest in the earth while their spirits observe the servants. Consequently, any attempt to isolate a spiritual resurrection in Jub. 23:29–31 fails.
ISSN:0951-8207
1745-5286
DOI:10.1177/09518207231217202