The historian Josephus (37-c.100 C.E) reported that the Essenes, a Jewish sect, believed that "the souls are immortal, and continue forever."
100 C.E.) o ne a bega gore Ba-Essene, e leng lekoko lengwe la Bajuda, le ne le dumela gore "moya ga o swe mme o tswelela o tshela ka bosakhutleng."