The Jewish Encyclopedia explains: “The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of simple faith, and is accordingly nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture. ”
द वेस्टमिन्सटर डिक्शनरी ऑफ क्रिश्‍चियन थियोलॉजी कहती है कि यह शिक्षा “बाइबल से नहीं बल्कि यूनानी तत्त्वज्ञान से आयी है । ”