02698nam a2200457Ka 4500 ocn759521453 OCoLC 20200709055426.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 111103s2011 is ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9789655240788 (electronic bk.) 9655240789 (electronic bk.) 9789655240474 9655240479 (OCoLC)759521453 396851 (N$T) BM635 .B76 2011eb REL 040090 bisacsh 296.3/3 23 N$TA Bronner, Leila Leah. Journey to heaven [electronic resource] : exploring Jewish views of the Afterlife / by Leila Leah Bronner. 1st ed. Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, c2011. 1 online resource (206 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. Journey To Heaven invites readers to rediscover some of the basic tenets of Jewish belief concerning the hereafter: resurrection, immortality, judgment, messianism, and the World to Come. Starting with the Bible's references to Sheol and allusions to resurrection, this comprehensive survey explores immortality and bodily resurrection in Second Temple literature; the Mishnah's discussions of olam ha-ba, the World to Come, and how to merit entertering it; and the Talmud's depictions of Gan Eden (paradise), Gehinnom (hell), and the soul's journey through these metaphysical landscapes. Bronner also explores the views of medieval scholars such as Maimonides and Nahmanides, Jewish mystical teachings about reincarnation, and modern views of faith and belief. A separate chapter is devoted to views of the Messiah over the course of Jewish history. Bronner demonstrates that the afterlife is indeed a vital part of Judaism, as she reveals how generations of Jews, from biblical times to the present, have grappled with its core ideas and beliefs about the hereafter. Description based on print version record. Future life Judaism. Eschatology, Jewish. Immortality Judaism History of doctrines. Reincarnation Judaism. RELIGION / Judaism / Theology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bronner, Leila Leah. Journey to heaven. 1st ed. Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, c2011 9789655240474 (OCoLC)732666923 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=396851 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50658 50658