{"product_id":"jewish-views-of-the-afterlife-9781568219387","title":"Jewish Views of the Afterlife","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Jewish Views of the Afterlife  Simcha Paull Raphael guides the reader through 4 000 years of Jewish thought on the afterlife by investigating pertinent sacred texts produced in each era. Through a compilation of ideas found in the Bible  Apocrypha  rabbinic literature  medieval philosophy  medieval Midrash  Kabbalah  and Hasidism  the reader learns how Judaism conceived of the fate of the individual after death throughout Jewish history. In the wake of the horrifying deaths of six million Jews in the Holocaust  many turned away from Judaism and shunned a God who had seemingly allowed this senseless act of cruelty to occur. Others turned toward the faith  desperately wanting to believe in the doctrine that those whose lives had ended prematurely had passed on to another a better life. But does an afterlife even exist? What role does it play in Jewish theology? While many affirm a belief in the afterlife  a scarce few are aware of where these teachings can be found in Jewish literature. Among the topics discussed in this fascinating volume are heaven and hell  Olam Ha-Ba (The World to Come)  Gan Eden  resurrection of the dead  immortality of the soul  and divine judgment prior to death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646912684085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1568219385","price":35.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781568219387.jpg?v=1781681485","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jewish-views-of-the-afterlife-9781568219387","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}