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At no time in Jewish history have the concepts of heaven and hell played a role in its teachings. This is supported by Jewish writings dating back to the Babylonian exile including the Tanach (Jewish Bible) which makes almost no mention of what might happen when we die. The Sadducees, a minority group amongst the Jews which ceased to exist with the destruction of the Second Temple, did not accept the idea of life after death. The Pharisees, the main movement with Judaism and the ancestors of modern Judaism, did accept the concept of life after death but did not have a concept of heaven and hell.

The Christian concepts of heaven and hell have their origins in several regional religions of the time including Zoroastrianism and the various religions found among the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians.

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