Letter to the Editor of the Occident on the Resurrection of the Body

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Letter to the Editor of the Occident on the Resurrection of the Body

Description

Letter from Isaac M. Wise objecting to the dogma of the resurrection of the body and defending the immortality of the soul. The letter includes references to biblical passages and rabbinic sources, and engages with the philosophical and theological arguments surrounding the nature of life, death, and the afterlife. Wise also mentions his forthcoming essay on immortality.

Subjects

Immortality of the soul Resurrection of the body Jewish Theology

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx9FF17_1

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Isaac Mayer Wise

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Mayer Wise, Isaac Leeser. “Principles of Judaism No. 12.” (). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx9ff17_1 .