Soul

===Other religious beliefs and views===
[[File:Charun dead souls Cdm Paris 2783.jpg|thumb|[[Charon (mythology)|Charon]] (Greek) who guides dead souls to the Underworld. 4th century BCE.]]
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In theological reference to the soul, the terms "life" and "death" are viewed as emphatically more definitive than the common concepts of "[[life|biological life]]" and "biological death". Because the soul is said to be transcendent of the ''[[matter|material]] existence,'' and is said to have (potentially) [[immortality|eternal life]], the death of the soul is likewise said to be an ''eternal death''. Thus, in the concept of [[divine judgment]], God is commonly said to have options with regard to the dispensation of souls, ranging from [[Heaven]] (i.e., [[angel]]s) to [[hell]] (i.e., [[demon]]s), with various concepts in between. Typically both Heaven and hell are said to be eternal, or at least far beyond a typical human concept of [[life expectancy|lifespan]] and time.

According to [[Louis Ginzberg]], the soul of [[Adam]] is the image of [[God]].<ref>[[Louis Ginzberg|Ginzberg, Louis]] (1909). ''[[Legends of the Jews|The Legends of the Jews]] [https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/two.htm#4 Vol I, Chapter II: Adam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201063745/https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/two.htm |date=1 December 2017 }}'' (Translated by Henrietta Szold) Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. <br>Citation: ''God had fashioned his (Adam's) soul with particular care. She is the image of God, and as God fills the world, so the soul fills the human body; as God sees all things, and is seen by none, so the soul sees, but cannot be seen; as God guides the world, so the soul guides the body; as God in His holiness is pure, so is the soul; and as God dwells in secret, so doth the soul''.</ref> Every soul of human also escapes from the body every night, rises up to heaven, and fetches new life thence for the body of man.<ref>[[Louis Ginzberg|Ginzberg, Louis]] (1909). ''[[Legends of the Jews|The Legends of the Jews]] [https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/two.htm#4 Vol I, Chapter II: The Soul of Man] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201063745/https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/two.htm |date=1 December 2017 }}'' (Translated by Henrietta Szold) Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.</ref>