Life, Death, and the Afterdeath

As we've been walking through Genesis 1-3, a few "plot holes" have emerged. What is life? What does it mean to be "alive" or a "living being" (nefesh)? What then is death? Did Adam and Eve actually die the day they ate of the Tree of Knowing? And what happens after death? What is Sheol? Abaddon? Abraham's Bosom?  What is the Old Testament idea of what happens when we die? Are we talking about heaven and hell here?

In this episode, I give some trauma-informed and biblically/traditionally grounded responses to these questions. Along the way, we discover a God who is himself the source of life, who laments over the death of his children, and who will enter as deep as possible into enemy territory to rescue and redeem his children.

Naked Bible 440: The Afterlife Part 1 | The Naked Bible Podcast

An image of the Old Testament cosmology, including the Underworld

Azazel and the “Scapegoat” (Leviticus 16) | Zondervan Academic

1 Enoch (earlyjewishwritings.com)

Naked Bible 347: Jonah and the Chaos Dragon | The Naked Bible Podcast

Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud | The Poetry Foundation

Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - Psalm 24 and the Harrowing of Hades - The Whole Counsel Blog (ancientfaith.com)