Janet Smith 
Psalm 49 and the Path to Redemption 

In Psalm 49 and the Path to Redemption, Janet Smith revisits her Ph D dissertation, Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49, reconfiguring the book for a general audience and expanding it to focus on a theme of biblical redemption. The new work takes the reader through the development of Israel’s belief in an afterlife, both the positive hope but also the negative fate of those who are spiritually impoverished. Beyond that, Psalm 49 takes the reader into the mind and heart of the sages and priests who wrote many of the psalms. There we find how much we share with them emotionally and spiritually. Since Christianity is a movement with roots in the Old Testament, the reader is introduced to some important redemption concepts as expressed by Jesus Christ. Finally, the book reviews a few modern near-death experiences to ask if the Scriptures regarding afterlife have relevance today. This book is thought provoking and should cause anyone reading it to think about their own personal path to redemption.

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Janet Smith was raised Catholic, but converted to Pentecostal in 1965. For many years she was a Geologic Draftsperson in KY and CA. She is married with two grown sons. Smith holds a Ph D in Hebrew Bible and teaches classes in Old Testament at her Lutheran Church. Smith’s blog, ‘Eternal Gateways, ‘ reflects research in the connections between UFOs, paranormal phenomena, and the Bible.