History of the Papacy Podcast

The Papal Vault: After Life

History of the Papacy Podcast

Show Notes

This is the eighth and probably final installment of Garry and Steve’s Guide to the Apocalypse. The belief in the life a person would live after death changed drastically during the Second Temple Jewish period. We will discuss the beliefs that developed around the afterlife and how they changed.

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