Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife /
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=11005154 |
Table of Contents:
- The Hebrew Bible: glimpses of immortality
- Early post-biblical literature: gateways to heaven and hell
- The mishnah: who will merit the world to come?
- The Talmud: what happens in the next world?
- Medieval Jewish philosophy: faith and reason
- Mysticism: reincarnation in Kabbalah
- Modernity: what do we believe?
- The Messiah: the eternal thread of hope.