"Our rabbinic texts, all in the Bavli, emphasize that Jesus, the new Balaam, does not have a portion in the world to come: his fate is that he must be punished in hell forever, with no chance of redemption—and the same is true for his followers: they better give up any hope of earning eternal life in his succession, as his apostles promise."
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Peter Schäfer: Jesus in the Talmud, ch. 9, "Jesus in the Talmud", p. 111. Princeton University Press (2007). .
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