A Second Death after Resurrection?
R. Ḥaninah said: In the coming future, death will only pertain to the sons of Noah. R. Joshua ben Levi said: It will pertain neither to Israel nor to the nations of the world. The Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces (Isaiah 25:8).
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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