Book Summary
"This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol . . . where the dead are supposed to dwell; the concept of resurrection in an afterlife . . .; faith in the immortality of the soul; a belief in reincarnation; and the concept of attaining immortality through deeds of value performed in life".--AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD. Offers a wide spectrum of Jewish responses to the question of life after death. Classical answers are drawn from traditional Jewish literature. Modern Jewish thinkers from all denominations in the Jewish community add their personal notions of life after death.
Book Details
Book Name | What Happens After I Die?: Jewish Views Of Life After Death |
Author | Rifat Sonsino, Daniel B. Syme |
Publisher | Urj Press (Mar 1990) |
ISBN | 9780807403563 |
Pages | 147 |
Language | English |
Price | 472 |