EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 42 MIN
Did Jesus Actually Believe in Heaven?
from Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Did you know that Jesus didn't believe in the soul, heaven, or hell? As an apocalyptic Jew, these ideas would have been completely foreign to him. So where on earth did Christianity get the idea that a life well-lived would be rewarded with a place in paradise for your soul? Today, we're talking about where the idea of heaven came from.
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