The young man was asking about inheriting everlasting life ​ — but where? As we discussed in the preceding article, centuries earlier God had given the Jews the hope of a resurrection and everlasting life on earth. That hope prevailed among many first - century Jews.
نَاقَشْنَا فِي ٱلْمَقَالَةِ ٱلْأُولَى أَنَّ ٱللهَ سَبَقَ وَأَعْطَى ٱلْيَهُودَ رَجَاءَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱلْحَيَاةِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ .‏