Two Powers’ and Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism

James F McGrath; Jerry Truex

Two Powers’ and Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism

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Abstract

Our understanding of early Judaism and its relationship to Christianity has been significantly advanced by Alan Segal’s formative work on the two powers heresy. This work demonstrated that belief in two heavenly powers was considered an intolerable heresy by the rabbis and that Christians were among those indicted. Furthermore, Segal argued that the two powers debate could be traced back to the first century, as evidenced by certain christological passages of the NT4 and by Philo's writings.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	4
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 1 2004

Keywords

Alan Segal
Christianity
Judaism
heresy
two powers

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Biblical Studies
History of Religions of Western Origin
Religion

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Two Powers’ and Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism

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