Q&A: From where in the Torah is the resurrection of the dead derived?
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From where in the Torah is the resurrection of the dead derived?
Question
What is the meaning of the Mishnah’s statement, “Anyone who says that the resurrection of the dead is not from the Torah has no share in the World to Come,” and what is the practical halakhic application of this?
Answer
I assume its intent is to reinforce belief in the resurrection of the dead (since it is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah, and that gives people reason to cast doubt on it). As I understand it, there is no practical application.
This was probably written against the Sadducees, who likely denied the resurrection of the dead.