Preface; Contributors; Faith and Scholarship Colloquies; List of Abbreviations; 1. Where Does the Concept of Resurrection Appear and How Do We Know That? - J. H. Charlesworth; 2. Resurrection of the Daed: Exploring Our Earliest Evidence Today - C. D. Elledge; 3. Love is Stronger Than Death: Intimations of Life Beyond the Grave - J. L. Crenshaw; 4. The Resurrection Passages in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: Hope for Israel in Early Judaism and Christianity - C. D. Elledge; 5. The Meanings of Christ's Resurrection in Paul - H. Boers; 6. Resurrection: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament - J. H. Charlesworth; 7. A Theology of Resurrection: Its Meaning for Jesus, Us, and God - W. W. Willis, Jr.; Conclusion: The Origin and Development of Resurrection Beliefs - C.D. Elledge; Index of Ancient Writings; Index of Subjects and Authors.