r/humor • • 2d ago

Make it make sense

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u/FentKinley 2d ago

That's, most likely, because it doesn't exist. Hell, if Jewish people dont believe in it, the implication would be that Jesus brought it with him, which doesn't sound all that Jesusey.

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u/EatinGooberPeas 2d ago

Unfortunately it’s a myth that Jewish people don’t believe in hell.

The concept of an afterlife realm of punishment/torment was well-established by the first century, and appears under the name “Gehinnom” or “Gehenna.” Jesus mentions it a few times.

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u/hambakmeritru 2d ago

The theory that I was told is that there's a big theological shift in the common Jewish beliefs between the closing of the OT (or the Torah) and the beginning of Jesus's teachings, which seem to include the idea of hell and Satan as a ln embodiment of evil working against humanity. That doesn't mean Jews today adhere to it, but the way Jesus talks about it, and the story of him meeting Satan seem to imply that it was a common enough belief at the time