Two powers in heaven : early rabbinic reports about Christianity and Gnosticism / by Alan F. Segal.

By:

Segal, Alan F, 1945-2011 [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9004054537
9789004054530

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BM646 .T867 1977

Contents:

Two powers in heaven: The history and importance of the problem

Conflicting appearances of God -- Aher, Metatron, Merkabah, and the angel of YHWH -- A controversy between Ishmaeil and Akiba -- Midrashic warnings against "two powers" -- Mishnaic warnings against unorthodox prayer -- "Many powers in heaven" and Miscellaneous reports -- How many powers created the world? -- Divine powers and angels -- Summary of Rabbinic findings

Jewish Sectarian texts: Apocalypticism and mysticism ; New Testament Christianity -- The Church fathers -- Marcion -- Gnosticism.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BM646.S454.T867 1977 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923000356747

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- Two powers in heaven: The history and importance of the problem

2. The early rabbinic evidence -- Conflicting appearances of God -- Aher, Metatron, Merkabah, and the angel of YHWH -- A controversy between Ishmaeil and Akiba -- Midrashic warnings against "two powers" -- Mishnaic warnings against unorthodox prayer -- "Many powers in heaven" and Miscellaneous reports -- How many powers created the world? -- Divine powers and angels -- Summary of Rabbinic findings

3. Philo -- Jewish Sectarian texts: Apocalypticism and mysticism ; New Testament Christianity -- The Church fathers -- Marcion -- Gnosticism.

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