Midrash, Theology, and History
Two Powers in Heaven Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10906409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adiel Schremer (1Department of Jewish History, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 52900, Israel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 230-254 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006308x245973 |
| OpenAlex | W2069896815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This paper seeks to re-contextualize and re-interpret the earliest rabbinic polemic against the concept of "Two Powers in Heaven." In contrast to previous interpretations that view that polemic as aimed at rejecting Christian or Gnostic concepts, the present paper suggests that Two Powers was conceived by Tannaitic sources as an expression of existential giving up on God, which stemmed from His inability to demonstrate His power, as was exposed in the military defeat of the Jews in their wars against the Roman Empire
Art · Biblical studies · Epistemology · Existentialism · Heaven · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Midrash · Power (physics · Roman Empire · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |