Abstract:
This is a review article on George W E Nickelsburg’s book
Resurrection, immortality, and eternal life in intertestamental
Judaism and early Christianity. The aim of this article is to reflect on
the results of Nickelsburg’s research with regard to the earliest
Christians’ understanding of Jesus’ resurrection. Nickelsburg
investigated the topic of the afterlife in intertestamental Judaism
and early Christianity from three perspectives namely, resurrection,
immortality, and eternal life. The book focuses on the origins of
these perspectives and the dynamics involved in the development
of theological understanding of Jesus’ resurrection in earliest
Christianity. Part one of the article represents the content of
Nickelsburg’s book, and part two consists of comments debating
the results that Nickelsburg puts on the table.
