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100 1 _aBronner, Leila Leah.
245 1 0 _aJourney to heaven
_h[electronic resource] :
_bexploring Jewish views of the Afterlife /
_cby Leila Leah Bronner.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aJerusalem ;
_aNew York :
_bUrim Publications,
_cc2011.
300 _a1 online resource (206 p.)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aJourney 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aFuture life
_xJudaism.
650 0 _aEschatology, Jewish.
650 0 _aImmortality
_xJudaism
_xHistory of doctrines.
650 0 _aReincarnation
_xJudaism.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Judaism / Theology
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBronner, Leila Leah.
_tJourney to heaven.
_b1st ed.
_dJerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, c2011
_z9789655240474
_w(OCoLC)732666923
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