Yes. In fact, not only is that the case, but in the first century CE, it was an open debate in Judaism as to whether there even was any afterlife at all, as documented by both the Christian New Testament (this passage has Jesus, a Pharisee, offering his side on the debate) and Josephus. Among other differences in belief, Sadducees didn’t believe in an afterlife, whereas the Pharisees did (at least to some degree). The conclusion canonized in the Mishnah around 200 CE is that the Torah supports belief in resurrection of the dead.
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Yes. In fact, not only is that the case, but in the first century CE, it was an open debate in Judaism as to whether there even was any afterlife at all, as documented by both the Christian New Testament (this passage has Jesus, a Pharisee, offering his side on the debate) and Josephus. Among other differences in belief, Sadducees didn’t believe in an afterlife, whereas the Pharisees did (at least to some degree). The conclusion canonized in the Mishnah around 200 CE is that the Torah supports belief in resurrection of the dead.