16/51 Others, especially the Pharisees, had recourse to the doctrine of the resurrection.[8] The righteous will live again in order to participate in the Messianic reign. They will live again in the flesh, and for a world of which they will be the kings and the judges; they will be present at the triumph of their ideas and at the humiliation of their enemies. 9.] [Footnote 2: It is nevertheless remarkable that Jesus, son of Sirach, adheres to it strictly (chap.xvii. |