'A man shall not rise again...'. Job 14:12 in Hebrew and Greek

In some recent contributions, Johann Cook has focused particularly on Job 14:12. His conclusion concerning its Greek version is unambiguous: 'The LXX does not refer to life after death in this verse'. In this contribution, I will present the results of a re-investigation of this verse from several perspectives. First, due to the fact that the LXX is a translation of a Hebrew Vorlage, I will deal with Job 14:12 against the background of the general question concerning life-after-death within the Masoretic text (MT) of Job. Second, I will focus on the Greek versions of Job 14:12. Finally, and against the background of the generally accepted statement that the New Testament authors were dependent on Old Testament literature, I will examine how and to what degree Job 14:12 was influential for the New Testament’s presentation of resurrection.