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Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife
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Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife / by Leila Leah Bronner.
ISBN
9789655240474
9789655240788 (e-book)
Publication
Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (209 pages)
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Print version: Bronner, Leila Leah. Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife. Jerusalem : Urim Publications, [2015]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 26, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.
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.
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