Bronner, Leila Leah,
Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife / by Leila Leah Bronner. - 1 online resource (209 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.
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.
9789655240788 (e-book)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Future life--Judaism.
Eschatology, Jewish.
Immortality--Judaism.
Reincarnation--Judaism.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Jewish philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Electronic books.
BM635 / .B76 2015eb
Journey to heaven : exploring Jewish views of the afterlife / by Leila Leah Bronner. - 1 online resource (209 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.
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.
9789655240788 (e-book)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Future life--Judaism.
Eschatology, Jewish.
Immortality--Judaism.
Reincarnation--Judaism.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Jewish philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Electronic books.
BM635 / .B76 2015eb