Two Powers in Heaven: Early Rabbinic Reports about Christianity and Gnosticism (Library of Early Christology)

by A. F. Segal

Publisher:

Baylor University Press

, 2012

Overview

In his now classic Two Powers in Heaven, Alan Segal examines rabbinic evidence about early manifestations of the "two powers" heresy within Judaism. Segal sheds light upon the development of and relationships among early Christianity, Gnosticism, and Merkabah mysticism and demonstrates that belief in the "two powers in heaven" was widespread by the first century, and may have been a catalyst for the Jewish rejection of early Christianity. An important addition to New Testament and Gnostic scholarship by this much revered scholar, Segal’s Two Powers in Heaven is made available once again for a new generation.

Key Features

• Examines rabbinic evidence about early manifestations of the "two powers" heresy within Judaism.
• Sheds light upon the development of and relationships among early Christianity.
• Demonstrates that belief in the "two powers in heaven" was widespread by the first century.

Contents

• Part One: Introduction
• Part Two: The Early Rabbinic Evidence
• Part Three: The Extra-Rabbinic Evidence and Conclusions

Praise for Two Powers in Heaven

For any scholar seriously interested in the questions about the emergence of early Jesus-devotion, and particularly the ancient Jewish context, Segal’s book remains highly important.

—Larry Hurtado, Retired scholar of the New Testament and Christian Origins

Product Details

• Title: Two Powers in Heaven: Early Rabbinic Reports about Christianity and Gnosticism (Library of Early Christology)
• Author: A. F. Segal
• Series: Library of Early Christology
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Pages: 339
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781602585492, 1602585490
• Resource ID: LLS:TWPWRSCHGNSTCSM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-14T17:44:46Z

About A. F. Segal

Alan F. Segal (1945-2011) was Professor of Religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish Studies at Barnard College.