A notion of immortality, mortality and life after death in the hebrew bible and other ancient literature
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-5894.ipPág.%2015-53Keywords:
Hebrew Bible, Judaism, Immortality, Mortality, HistoryAbstract
he belief in the immortality of the soul and also in some kind of existence after death is usual among ancient peoples. This article presents several passages from the Hebrew Bible and also ancient extra-biblical texts that discuss this belief.
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