In this extensive and informative book, Somov provides what is currently the most thorough treatment of Luke's presentation of the afterlife ... This book is well-written, interacts with the latest critical scholarship
in the field, while avoiding simplistic solutions. Thus, it marks perhaps one of the more important contributions to the
study of Luke-Acts so far in the current century.

Religious Studies Review

Alexey Somov has produced a carefully written investigation of the notion of the afterlife, specifically in Luke-Acts, but he also advances our understanding of this complex issue among Jews, Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans in the first centuries BCE and CE. His research draws helpfully on the most important ancient sources, beyond the usual listing of sources, and shows considerable awareness of the most informed and up-to-date secondary literature as well. The arguments and interpretations of ancient texts are presented with clarity, balance and fairness. This volume is helpful in understanding both biblical and and non-biblical notions of life after death and it will likely become a standard resource for all subsequent research in this important subject. I highly recommend this volume.

Lee Martin McDonald, Acadia University, Canada