Journey to Heaven: Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife

by Leila Leah Bronner

A number of the basic tenets of Jewish belief regarding the afterlife, resurrection, immortality, judgment, messianism, and the world to come are laid out in this fascinating and accessible volume. Beginning with the Bible's references to Sheol and its allusions to resurrection, this survey explores immortality and bodily resurrection in Second Temple literature; the Mishnah's discussions of olam ha-ba , or the world to come, and how to merit entry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9655240479
• ISBN13: 9789655240474
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Urim Publications
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"