RELS 3333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Book Of Leviticus, Talmud, Cyrus The Great
21 Mar 2018
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Rels 3333 lecture 7 notes death and the afterlife in judaism (part 2) Review of early biblical period: story of jewish beginnings with abraham, promised land, promised people, migration to egypt. Was there a concept about a soul: nefesh: breath, vitality, living force, once the breath of life leaves, one enters the sheol realm. Influenced by the chapel from ancient egypt: teraphi(cid:373) (cid:894)(cid:862)ghost idols(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:449)ere fertility figures (votive offerings in egyptian religion) Review of timeline: early biblical period pre-exile period (1250-586 bce) Linked to fertility (hathor, the goddess of fertility: receives new covenant, kingdom of priests and a holy nation, no mention of priests or creating a nation in the old testament. How were views about afterlife influenced by other regions: early biblical period. Influence from egypt: feeding the dead, family in sheol, pre-exile period. Influence from babylonia: developed a hatred of idolatry. Judea jew: god allowed the destruction of the temple because of the israelites worship of other gods.
