Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: November 27, 2025, 5:56 pm

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Why don't Jews believe in Hell?
#1
Why don't Jews believe in Hell?
If you do a little research (google, ask your Jewish friends), Jews don't believe in Hell, probably because it's not mentioned in the Old Testament. Instead, they believe in trying to live a good life now.

Yet, Christians do believe in such a place, based on language in the New Testament, and use this threat to scare people into believing in their religion. Pascal's Wager, anyone?

Since the Jews are god's chosen people, and according to the bible he doesn't change, how is it that he managed to neglect revealing that they risked suffering this eternal torment? Does this apply to people who died before the idea of Hell made it's way into the bible? Did he change his mind?
[Image: cinjin_banner_border.jpg]
Reply



Messages In This Thread
Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Darwinian - April 15, 2010 at 7:19 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by padraic - April 15, 2010 at 7:51 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by fr0d0 - April 16, 2010 at 12:16 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Dotard - April 15, 2010 at 9:50 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Edwardo Piet - April 16, 2010 at 2:13 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Violet - April 17, 2010 at 8:04 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Gilligan - April 17, 2010 at 9:35 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Shinylight - April 17, 2010 at 9:38 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Gilligan - April 17, 2010 at 9:44 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Shinylight - April 17, 2010 at 9:47 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Gilligan - April 17, 2010 at 9:53 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Shinylight - April 17, 2010 at 9:56 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Minimalist - April 15, 2010 at 10:20 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by padraic - April 17, 2010 at 12:19 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by fr0d0 - April 17, 2010 at 6:01 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Welsh cake - April 17, 2010 at 6:03 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Violet - April 17, 2010 at 9:50 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Minimalist - April 17, 2010 at 12:27 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by fr0d0 - April 17, 2010 at 11:16 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Welsh cake - April 17, 2010 at 2:27 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Darwinian - April 17, 2010 at 2:39 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by downbeatplumb - April 18, 2010 at 1:15 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Minimalist - April 18, 2010 at 1:58 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Godschild - April 20, 2010 at 10:51 pm
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by padraic - April 21, 2010 at 12:14 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Minimalist - April 21, 2010 at 1:05 am
RE: Why don't Jews believe in Hell? - by Godschild - April 21, 2010 at 10:45 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
Video Here is why you should believe in Zardoz Rev. Rye 17 4193 March 29, 2020 at 8:58 am
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  Here's Why You Should Believe In Mod BrianSoddingBoru4 9 2111 March 27, 2020 at 9:35 pm
Last Post: Fireball
  Here's Why You Should Believe In Todd BrianSoddingBoru4 6 1778 March 27, 2020 at 2:24 pm
Last Post: Duty
  Here is why you should believe in Zod. The Valkyrie 11 2724 March 27, 2020 at 7:53 am
Last Post: The Valkyrie
  Here's Why You Should Believe In Rod BrianSoddingBoru4 5 1529 March 27, 2020 at 6:19 am
Last Post: ignoramus
  Why are Jews so rich? CatholicDefender 97 31721 February 9, 2018 at 5:51 pm
Last Post: chimp3
  Why are Jews so funny? CatholicDefender 24 7069 September 4, 2017 at 7:40 am
Last Post: Joods
  Whats up with the Jews? ThortheMighty 26 6364 February 27, 2017 at 12:05 am
Last Post: Fireball
  Why I Like Jews More Minimalist 12 5560 May 8, 2016 at 11:31 pm
Last Post: Minimalist
  Question for Jews pgrimes15 17 6518 August 8, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Last Post: abaris



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)