Journey to Heaven : Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife.

By:

Bronner, Leila Leah

Contributor(s):

Bronner, Leila Leah

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789655240788

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Journey to HeavenDDC classification:

296.33

LOC classification:

BM635 -- .B76 2015eb

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Contents:

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Hebrew Bible: Glimpses of Immortality -- 2. Early Post-Biblical Literature: Gateways to Heaven and Hell -- 3. The Mishnah: Who Will Merit the World to Come? -- 4. The Talmud: What Happens in the Next World? -- 5. Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Faith and Reason -- 6. Mysticism: Reincarnation in Kabbalah -- 7. Modernity: What Do We Believe? -- 8. The Messiah: The Eternal Thread of Hope -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: A number of the basic tenets of Jewish belief regarding the afterlife, resurrection, immortality, judgment, messianism, and the world to come are laid out in this fascinating and accessible volume. Beginning with the Bible's references to Sheol and its allusions to resurrection, this survey explores immortality and bodily resurrection in Second Temple literature; the Mishnah's discussions of olam ha-ba, or the world to come, and how to merit entry into it; and the Talmud's depictions of paradise and hell, and the soul's journey through these metaphysical landscapes. The book also explores the views of medieval scholars such as Maimonides and Nahmanides, Jewish mystical teachings about reincarnation, and modern views of faith and belief, as well as the evolving view of the Messiah over the course of Jewish history. This absorbing study demonstrates that the afterlife is indeed a vital part of Judaism as it reveals how generations of Jews, from biblical times to the present, have grappled with the core ideas and beliefs about the hereafter.

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A number of the basic tenets of Jewish belief regarding the afterlife, resurrection, immortality, judgment, messianism, and the world to come are laid out in this fascinating and accessible volume. Beginning with the Bible's references to Sheol and its allusions to resurrection, this survey explores immortality and bodily resurrection in Second Temple literature; the Mishnah's discussions of olam ha-ba, or the world to come, and how to merit entry into it; and the Talmud's depictions of paradise and hell, and the soul's journey through these metaphysical landscapes. The book also explores the views of medieval scholars such as Maimonides and Nahmanides, Jewish mystical teachings about reincarnation, and modern views of faith and belief, as well as the evolving view of the Messiah over the course of Jewish history. This absorbing study demonstrates that the afterlife is indeed a vital part of Judaism as it reveals how generations of Jews, from biblical times to the present, have grappled with the core ideas and beliefs about the hereafter.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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