Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity

Hardback

Main Details

Title Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Schafer
Translated by Allison Brown
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreHistory of religion
Judaism - sacred texts
Judaism - theology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691181325
ClassificationsDewey:296.31109
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 3 March 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

A book that challenges our most basic assumptions about Judeo-Christian monotheism Contrary to popular belief, Judaism was not always strictly monotheistic. Two Gods in Heaven reveals the long and little-known history of a second, junior god in Judaism, showing how this idea was embraced by rabbis and Jewish mystics in the early centuries of the

Author Biography

Peter Schafer is the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and professor of religion, emeritus, at Princeton University. His books include The Jewish Jesus: How Judaism and Christianity Shaped Each Other and The Origins of Jewish Mysticism (both Princeton).

Reviews

"This book is a must-have for all scholars of religions in antiquity. . . . Schafer has collected decisive proof in the form of a wide range of Jewish texts from the Bible to the Bavli that are not only discussed, but provided in the form of extensive quotations that makes the book a handy reference work."---Lieve M. Teugels,, Journal for the Study of Judaism