Two Powers Heresy Rethinking (and Redating) the Parting of Ways between Jewish and Christian Monotheism
Our understanding of early Judaism and its relationship to Christianity has been significantly advanced by Alan Segal′s famous work on the ″two powers heresy.″¹ His research demonstrated that belief in two heavenly powers was considered an intolerable heresy by the rabbis and that Christians were am...
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Published in | The Only True God p. 81 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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United States
University of Illinois Press
28.05.2009
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Summary: | Our understanding of early Judaism and its relationship to Christianity has been significantly advanced by Alan Segal′s famous work on the ″two powers heresy.″¹ His research demonstrated that belief in two heavenly powers was considered an intolerable heresy by the rabbis and that Christians were among those indicted.² Furthermore, Segal argued that the two powers debate could be traced back to the first century, as evidenced by certain Christological passages of the New Testament and by Philo′s writings.³ Thus, according to Segal, the two powers controversy provided the context for the New Testament and, conversely, these writings shaped rabbinic reports |
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ISBN: | 9780252034183 025203418X |