Ethical Necessities of the Existence of Life after Death in Zoroastrianism and Jewism
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 8 No. 1 (1397),
2 November 2018
,
Page 301-313
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v8i1.33563
Abstract
Background and Aim: eschatology and the discussions related to the life after death are amongst the most controversial topics in every Religion and creed. These issues also hold true in Jewism and Zoroastrianism each of which has its own specific properties and approaches and even realizes the existence of life after death as an ethical issue for observing the results of one’s own deeds and actions. The present study deals with the life after death in Zoroastrianism and Jewism from an ethical perspective.
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-analytical research has been carried out based on a comparative approach.
Findings: Jewism and Zoroastrianism accept resurrection from ethical perspectives and abundantly emphasize on the continuation of life after death and express that the human beings’ actions and behaviors in the material and earthly life directly influence the type, degree and position of the human soul in the life after death. Therefore, justice and ethics require every person to be judged in the other world based on the results of his or her deeds and achieve ranks in proportion to the same deeds.
Conclusion: Zoroastrians realize death as a mischievous thing but belief in the human beings’ judgment based on their actions and deeds causes the acceptance of the life after death; the material life’s termination also means transferring to the other world. Therefore, the life after death is acceptable ethically and according to the specification of chastisement and reward for the human beings. Jewism, as well, believes that the dead are resurrected and judged and that the Christian soul will capture the other world wherein, as stated by most of the philosophers, soul and body will be united again. Every soul will be judged and, subsequently, receive the reward or chastisement it deserves. Therefore, according to Jews, there should be life after death so that the human beings can be either rewarded or chastised for what they have done in this world.
Please cite this article as: Davani Bahran S, Bahrami Kahish Nezhad A, Azari A. Ethical Necessities of the Existence of Life after Death in Zoroastrianism and Jewism. Bioethics Journal, Special Issue on Citizenship Rights, Autumn 2018; 301-313.
- Zoroastrianism; Jewism; Death; Life after Death
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