The argument
Biblical language for the dead develops across texts and contexts. The governing hope is not the natural immortality of an abstract soul but Yahweh's power to remember, raise, judge, and give embodied life.
Why it matters
Resurrection becomes necessary rather than decorative. Death is defeated by raised life, not renamed as immediate heavenly fulfillment.
What this teaching does not claim
The terms are not mechanically identical across every author. Careful study should preserve their contexts and the development of hope.
