Beyond Death: A Biblical Scholar on the Afterlife and Eschatology (5 lectures)

If two or more of the following sound like you, this course may be a good fit.

• You want to explore death, heaven, resurrection and hell through biblical texts, beyond familiar assumptions.
• You want to examine accounts of near-death experiences and how to interpret them.
• Conflicting claims about the end times in sermons, online videos and fringe groups have left you seeking a balanced framework.
• You want to encounter Dale Allison's insights into the afterlife and reflect on your own convictions.
• Resurrection, heaven, paradise and Christ's return seem to blur together in different sermons, and you want to distinguish them clearly.

About the course

This five-part church lecture series features Dale Allison, the internationally recognized New Testament scholar who previously joined Damascus TV for an in-depth interview.

Drawing on his experiences, reflections and biblical texts, Allison carefully explores death, heaven, resurrection, hell and Christ's return—subjects as fundamental as they are contested.

An inviting guide for anyone seeking to compare different claims about the afterlife and the end times and develop a balanced perspective.

Difficulty: ★★☆
Provocativeness: ★★★☆

Editor's note: This is far from a dry biblical studies lecture. Allison's experiences and reflections feature prominently. Some views depart from traditional doctrines and may challenge conservative believers. The accounts of near-death experiences in the first lecture provide a distinctive starting point for the series.

Instructor

Professor Dale C. Allison

Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary

Ph.D. in New Testament, Duke University

Editorial board member, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

Editor, Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception

Author of numerous books on the historical Jesus, Matthew and Second Temple Jewish literature

Course contents

Lecture 1: Death

Lecture 2: Heaven

Lecture 3: Resurrection

Lecture 4: Hell

Lecture 5: Christ's return

These videos are remastered from lectures delivered at Fourth Presbyterian Church in South Carolina.