Jewish Views of the Afterlife - Softcover

Raphael, Simcha Paull

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568219385 ISBN 13: 9781568219387

Verlag: Jason Aronson Publishers, 1996

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The second edition of the classic Jewish Views of the Afterlifefeatures new material on the practical implications of Jewish afterlife beliefs, including funeral, burial, shiva, and more. With an updated look at how views on life after death have changed in recent years, 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. 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. Both historical and contemporary, this book provides a rich resource for scholars and lay people, for teachers and students, and makes an important Jewish contribution to the growing contemporary psychology of death and dying.

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Simcha Paull Raphael received a doctorate in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and ordination as a rabbinic pastor from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. He teaches in the Department of Religion at La Salle University, and serves as a spiritual director at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Dr. Rapahel is also in private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in bereavement, affiliated with Mount Airy Counseling Center. He resides in the Philadelphia area.

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• Verlag: Jason Aronson Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1568219385
• ISBN 13: 9781568219387
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 474
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