The New Life of the Good Souls in Josephus:

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" The New Life of the Good Souls in Josephus: "
Sami Yli-Karjanmaa

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1075419
Doc. No	:	LA119048
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700631-12340154‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Sami Yli-Karjanmaa
Title & Author	:	The New Life of the Good Souls in Josephus: [Article] : Resurrection or Reincarnation?\ Sami Yli-Karjanmaa
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for the Study of Judaism
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	48/4-5
Page No	:	506–530
Abstract	:	This study examines four Josephan passages discussing souls entering a new body or life. It argues that research on this issue can be advanced from the conclusion by several scholars that despite the language of reincarnation it is really the belief in resurrection that underlies Josephus’s accounts. The key findings include: Josephus does not directly characterize the new life as a reward, and the fact that its recipients are good souls does not contradict reincarnation. The descriptions of the new body in b.j. are in all respects easier to reconcile with reincarnation than resurrection. The expression ἐκ περιτροπῆς (αἰώνων) is best understood as referring to (cyclical) recurrence. The Josephan version of re-embodiment that emerges has many exact similarities with accounts of reincarnation but only a few general ones with resurrection. The thesis that Josephus’s real referent is resurrection is implausible. This study examines four Josephan passages discussing souls entering a new body or life. It argues that research on this issue can be advanced from the conclusion by several scholars that despite the language of reincarnation it is really the belief in resurrection that underlies Josephus’s accounts. The key findings include: Josephus does not directly characterize the new life as a reward, and the fact that its recipients are good souls does not contradict reincarnation. The descriptions of the new body in b.j. are in all respects easier to reconcile with reincarnation than resurrection. The expression ἐκ περιτροπῆς (αἰώνων) is best understood as referring to (cyclical) recurrence. The Josephan version of re-embodiment that emerges has many exact similarities with accounts of reincarnation but only a few general ones with resurrection. The thesis that Josephus’s real referent is resurrection is implausible.
Descriptor	:	afterlife
Descriptor	:	body
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	Jewish Studies
Descriptor	:	Josephus
Descriptor	:	Plato
Descriptor	:	reincarnation
Descriptor	:	resurrection
Descriptor	:	soul
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700631-12340154‬