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Discuss the Development of the Jewish Belief in the Afterlife

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Discuss the development of the Jewish belief in the afterlife during the Hellenistic period. What understandings of life after death are presented by 2 Maccabees, Ben Sira, and the Wisdom of Solomon? Are the beliefs uniform? What are the primary differences?


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