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| + | <category name="Reward in Both Worlds"> | ||
| + | Individual Recompense in Both Worlds | ||
| + | <p>Individuals are compensated for their actions both in this world and the next world.</p> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
| + | <category name="Reward only in Next World"> | ||
| + | Individual Reward only in Next World | ||
| + | <p>Individuals receive their just desserts only in the next world.  The rewards of this world are meted out only to the collective.</p> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
| + | <category>Changing Rewards | ||
| + | <p>Hashem's modes of providence have changed over time.  Immediate reward and punishment extended only through the period of the First Temple.</p> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
| + | <category>No Rewards | ||
| + | <p>The blessings promised in the Torah should be viewed as enablers or natural consequences rather than rewards.</p> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
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Version as of 14:01, 9 December 2020
Reward and Punishment
Exegetical Approaches
Individual Recompense in Both Worlds
Individuals are compensated for their actions both in this world and the next world.
Individual Reward only in Next World
Individuals receive their just desserts only in the next world. The rewards of this world are meted out only to the collective.
Changing Rewards
Hashem's modes of providence have changed over time. Immediate reward and punishment extended only through the period of the First Temple.
No Rewards
The blessings promised in the Torah should be viewed as enablers or natural consequences rather than rewards.
