Jesus in the Talmud

8. Jesus’ Punishment in HellAccording to the New Testament, Jesus was indeed resurrected on thethird day after his crucifixion, as he had predicted, and appeared tohis disciples. The synoptic Gospels do not relate what happened to himafter his resurrection (in Luke he blesses the disciples and simply disappears),1 and only the appendix in Mark adds that he was “taken up intoheaven and sat down at the right hand of God” (Mk. 16:19). The introductionto the Acts of the Apostles, however, knows more details: There,Jesus presents himself alive after his Passion during forty days(!) 2 and, athis last appearance, promises them the power of the Holy Spirit to spreadthe new faith over the whole earth:(9) When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up,and a cloud took him out of their sight. (10) While he was going andthey were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in whiterobes stood by them. 3 (11) They said: “Men of Galilee, why do youstand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken upfrom you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him gointo heaven.” 4In a reverse movement of the “Son of Man” in Daniel, who comes downwith the clouds of heaven (Dan. 7:13), the resurrected Jesus ascends to