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[2] [28] Other works have also occasionally depicted immortality as being obtained congenitally or unintentionally; [2] [29] certain fantasy creatures such as the Elves in the legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien are inherently immortal, [3] the title character of the 2007 film The Man from Earth is an otherwise ordinary human who stopped ageing for ...
The only Hebrew word traditionally translated "soul" (nephesh) in English language Bibles refers to a living, breathing conscious body, rather than to an immortal soul. [b] In the New Testament, the Greek word traditionally translated "soul" (ψυχή) has substantially the same meaning as the Hebrew, without reference to an immortal soul.
He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker. According to legend, he taunted Jesus on his way to crucifixion. Jesus cursed him to "go on forever till I return." Thus, the Wandering Jew is to live until the second coming of Jesus. [6] John the Apostle (AD 6–101), one of Jesus's followers.
The Wandering Jew (occasionally referred to as the Eternal Jew, an antisemitic calque from German "der Ewige Jude") is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. [a] In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming.
In philosophy, metempsychosis (Ancient Greek: μετεμψύχωσις) is the transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. The term is derived from ancient Greek philosophy, and has been recontextualized by modern philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer, [1] Kurt Gödel, [2] Mircea Eliade, [3] and Magdalena Villaba; [4] otherwise, the word "transmigration" is more ...
And we'll take her word for it because she just But Jessie Gallan says the key to longevity is staying away from men. 109-year-old woman: Avoid men and you'll live longer
Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith about Bryan Johnson. [1] It was released on 1 January 2025, through the streaming service Netflix. Smith explore various methods and experimental medical treatments that Johnson uses to be eighteen years old again. [2]
Christian writers from Tertullian to Luther have held to traditional notions of Hell. However, the annihilationist position is not without some historical precedent. Early forms of annihilationism or conditional immortality are claimed to be found in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch [10] [20] (d. 108/140), Justin Martyr [21] [22] (d. 165), and Irenaeus [10] [23] (d. 202), among others.