"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.
"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...
First published in 1986, Finding God contained essays on significant Jewish thinkers, attempting to answer the questions looming above us all: What is God? Is there more than one way to perceive of God? How can we know God? What does God "want" from us? How does God relate to me?
As in the earlier edition of Finding God, the approaches to God found in biblical texts and in the prayerbook are explored, as are those of the classical and medieval rabbis. This latest edition of Finding God includes two new essays on the distinct theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and...
What is God anyway?
First published in 1986, Finding God contained essays on significant Jewish thinkers, attempting to answer the questions looming...
