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#388 The Jewish Roots of Praying for the Dead - Joe Heschmeyer

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Praying and Sacrificing for the Dead

Praying and sacrificing for the dead are almost universal human undertakings. Most parts of the world in most times and places, this kind of care for the dead has been common. Aquinas talks about what's called the natural virtue of religion. We've lost a sense of that in the West since Christ death is the atoning death.

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