This study offers a brief analysis of key Old Testament witnesses to faith in the resurrection, engaging contemporary biblical scholarship that interprets resurrection language as metaphorical. It briefly surveys concepts of the afterlife in selected ancient religions and compares them with the biblical understanding of life after death. The article then examines central Old Testament texts ‒ such as Is 26, Ezek 37, and Dan 12 ‒ alongside further passages that attest to the presence of resurrection hope in the Old Testament period. Finally,
it provides a short illustrative overview of patristic perspectives, showing how the Church Fathers understood Old Testament resurrection motifs as a prophetic foundation for the New Testament understanding of the risen Christ.