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The Soul and the Faith in Life After Death in Rabbinic Judaism with Particular Reference to the Mishnah

Summary/Abstract: In Judaism various terms already occurring in the Hebrew Bible are used to define the soul: neshamah, ruah, nefesh, yehidah, hayah. They were adopted by Rabbinic Judaism which had its roots in Biblical Judaism but which, however, is fundamentally different as regards the soul, its immortality,resurrection and life after death. It was not until post-biblical times that the immortality of the soul came to be one of the main pillars of faith for the followers of Judaism.The Talmud points to resurrection as a dogma of faith (Sanh. 10:1; 90b-91a).In accordance with the Mishnah, and then with the Gemara, ‘All Israel have a portion in the world-to-come’ (ibid). But does this not conflict with the basic Rabbinic message of reward for good and punishment for evil based on biblical foundations that show the way to salvation by keeping the commandments?Orthodox Judaism maintains both faith in the resurrection of the body as part of the Messianic Redemption and faith in the immortality of the soul after death. Reformed Judaism, however, rejects the literal understanding of the resurrection of the body and is limited to the belief in the spiritual life after death.

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