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Israel’s Lord
YHWH as “Two Powers” in Second Temple Literature
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2024
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Israel’s Lord addresses the nature of Jewish monotheism in the Second Temple period, especially in relation to a concept known as "two powers" in heaven. Wilhite and Winn review the various figures that were depicted as the second power in heaven, such as God's Word, God’s Wisdom, the Angel of the Lord, the Son of Man, and others. By establishing a set of criteria by which to evaluate whether ancient Jews from this period would consider a certain figure divine, the authors re-assess the various candidates, finding some, but not all, to be rightly described as the second power in heaven – that is, the figure who appeared in Israel’s scriptures and was also called YHWH. This two powers paradigm provides a way forward for studying this period in general and the rise of Christianity in particular. The debate about Jesus' divinity depends in large part on what options were available for the earliest Christians when considering his titles and status. Since a second power figure is found in a wide array of sources, the authors contend that this should inform any reading of New Testament texts and their varying depictions of Jesus as the "Lord" of Israel.
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Copyright year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1230-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1231-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
300
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Acknowledgments No access
Abbreviations No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Re-assessing Monotheism in Light of a Two Powers Paradigm No access Pages 9 - 38
God’s Word in Second Temple Literature No access Pages 39 - 72
God’s Word’s as a Second Power in Heaven No access Pages 73 - 88
God’s Wisdom No access Pages 89 - 102
The Angel of the Lord No access Pages 103 - 134
Other Abstract Figures No access Pages 135 - 154
The Son of Man No access Pages 155 - 180
Melchizedek and Enoch No access Pages 181 - 198
Exalted Humans No access Pages 199 - 228
Conclusions and Looking Forward No access Pages 229 - 252
