Two powers in heaven : early rabbinic reports about Christianity and Gnosticism / by Alan F. Segal. [print]
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TextSeries: Studies in Judaism in late antiquity ; v. 25.Publication details: Leiden : Brill, (c)1977.Description: xxiv, 313 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9004054537
- 9789004054530
- Jewish heresies
- Dualism (Religion) in rabbinical literature
- Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Gnosticism
- Rabbinical literature
- Christianity and other religions -- Judaism
- Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity
- Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Dualism (Religion) in rabbinical literature
- Gnosticism
- Heresies, Jewish
- Rabbinical literature History and criticism
- BM646.S454.T867 1977
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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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