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old or new rabbi, since the time of Christ the kaddish has been prayed and that has a lot to do with sheol and its purgatory teachings by them. the kaddish predates the Lord's time on the earth. im not saying its right. I considered that its possible prior to the cross that sheol was that way, but the problem is that when I look at the saints of old they weren't perfect and yet god used them. Abraham was imputed righteousness. how could he be in sheol at his death when long after his death God called him his friend?
Good point.
in the bible and the older teaching of sheol there was two levels of that for the righteous and wicked. some do teach that sheol was for the lost and gan eden for the righteous. gan eden is also known as paradise
the parable of the rich man and lazarus is often used for hell, when its imho using the jewish view of sheol on what happens to two men after they die to show a warning. one could use that for the idea of jewish thought as they did teach then that men could rise from sheol to enter into heaven but that is a purgatory deal.
uhm read up on what the jewish word for a poor man is? LAZARUS. I also suggest that if they knew the man lazarus why then wasn't the rich man named? odd they would know both as well a rabbi would speak at both funerals. the rich man would have to have his land settled to whomever legaly was next in line. don't know how they went about that and also if any was his debtor would have to be settled too. so they would know, since beth din is old and was around that. we call that the sandhedrin then.
uhm lazarus is the Hebrew word for poor man thou its a name. if he was known there wouldn't be any reason to hide the rich man name. in fact that would make it worse for them as the Pharisees would believe that being rich is a blessing from God and Jesus just showed them its not all the time. they would have to consider the judgement. the context of the parable is in sequence with the idea of what he says to them about them devouring widows homes and the poor. this is where YOU would go into sheol if you were to die. Abrahams bossom isn't even in the bible in the tanach. nor is it taught by the jews in there renderings of sheol.
one would think that the jews who heard that would know. I can find teachings on gehenna, gan eden that match a lot of what jesus said about to him who overcometh I give the right to sit with me with the in the garden of eden and eat from the tree of life. that is paradise in jewish views.yet nothing on Abrahams bosom.
where is Abraham's bosom in the bible prior to luke? not to be found. did john see heaven? where is Abraham then? that is called the position of friendship. jews see Abraham as their dad. if dad loved you like that he would let you lie there. jesus did that to john the apostle.
again sheol to the jews Is what is discussed if the parable is about gehenna there wouldn't be any statement by the rich man saying go and warn my brothers, and Abraham wouldn't have said moses is enough. its also odd to not notice the brothers wouldn't be in torment with him.