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To: betty boop; Alamo-Girl; xzins; caww; kosta50; boatbums
One thing that puzzles me is the Jewish concept of Hell, demons, angels isn't really well defined until after the Exile, i.e. after the exposure to Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrianism has this clarification that it has TWO prime movers -- a good and a bad god so to speak.
2,758 posted on 02/02/2011 3:43:29 AM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

What do you think is God’s concept of Hell?


2,760 posted on 02/02/2011 3:47:03 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cronos; betty boop; caww; boatbums
One thing that puzzles me is the Jewish concept of Hell, demons, angels isn't really well defined until after the Exile, i.e. after the exposure to Zoroastrianism

I don't think Jews have a concept of hell that is in any way comparable to the Christian concept of it. Who's to "preside" there given that Jews don't believe in the devil?

2,895 posted on 02/02/2011 9:54:28 AM PST by kosta50 ("Spirit of Spirit....give me over to immortal birth so that I may be born again" -- pagan prayer)
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To: Cronos; betty boop
If you're interested: Jewish Encyclopedia on Gehenna
2,902 posted on 02/02/2011 10:22:22 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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