The Jewish Encyclopedia affirms: “The belief in the immortality of the soul came to the Jews from contact with Greek thought and chiefly through the philosophy of Plato, its principal exponent, ” who lived in the fourth century before Christ.
The Jewish Encyclopedia kinnitab: „Usk hinge surematusse tuli juutidele siis, kui nad olid seotud kreeka mõtteviisiga, ja mis põhiline, Platoni filosoofiaga. ”