Segal, Alan F.,  1945-2011. <br/><br/>
Two powers in heaven :  early rabbinic reports about Christianity and Gnosticism / 
by Alan F. Segal. 
 - Leiden :  Brill,  (c)1977. 
 - xxiv, 313 pages ;  25 cm 
 - Studies in Judaism in late antiquity ;  v. 25 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9004054537 9789004054530 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78315387 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>Ne78-12 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>012072730  Uk B7815408  bccb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jewish heresies.<br/>Dualism (Religion) in rabbinical literature.<br/>Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.<br/>Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Gnosticism.<br/>Rabbinical literature.<br/>Christianity and other religions--Judaism.<br/>Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Church history  Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Dualism (Religion) in rabbinical literature Gnosticism Heresies, Jewish Rabbinical literature  History and criticism 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM646  / .T867 1977