| 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 Ishmael and Akiba -- Midrashic warnings against "Two powers" -- Mishnaic prohibitions against unorthodox prayer -- "Many powers in Heaven" and miscellaneous reports -- How many powers created the world? -- Divine powers and angels -- Summary of Rabbinic findings -- Philo -- Jewish sectarian texts -- The church fathers -- Marcion -- Gnosticism. |
| General note | Originally published: Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1977, in series: Studies in Judaism in late antiquity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-288) and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2011051787 |
| ISBN | 9781602585492 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1602585490 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
