isn't that the worst fear a lot of people have? that they would die and no one will care? I think about that a lot....whether anyone would really care if I were gone.
sure my husband would (who would cook dinner?) but really what difference do I make?
:D Fantastic pic della!!
My understanding is that in Jesus's time there were different schools of thought among Jews on the afterlife.
The Pharisees did believe in an afterlife. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisee) For all his disagreements with them, Jesus did say he agreed with them on this point.
On the other hand the Saducees rejected the idea of an afterlife. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees)
Contemporary rabbinical Judaism is derived from the Pharisees. The other ancient sects that identified themselves as Judaic no longer exist. The Samaritans of course, who still exist, never identified themselves with Judaism.