You're assuming the new revelation on Hell is accurate as described. Judaism gained strong influence from the Persians in the 200 years prior to Christ. There is no doubt the Persians had an influence on the developing Judeo-Christian religion. Not to mention, if you were to poll most modern day Christians on their views of Satan/Lucifer/Demons/Hell it would sound straight out of Dante and Milton's fictional works, so I certainly think they had a lot more influence than we give credit for.The problem with Rabbinic Judaism's concept of the afterlife is that if one is actually a Christian, we have more revelation from God now. The NT is clear about the afterlife on many points. If you reject those points, you are taking a more critical/liberal position on scripture. While you are entitled to do so, you should not be critical of those who take such points more seriously and literally by deeming them to be "not Jewish enough" for you. Remember that in Judaism there are many traditions of interpretation too. The same goes for the Church.
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