Did Jesus Actually Believe in Heaven?
About this episode
The episode discusses the origins of the concept of heaven in Christianity and challenges the belief that Jesus held views on the afterlife.
Did you know that Jesus didn't believe in the soul, heaven, or hell? As an apocalyptic Jew, these ideas would have been completely foreign to him. So where on earth did Christianity get the idea that a life well-lived would be rewarded with a place in paradise for your soul? Today, we're talking about where the idea of heaven came from.
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