Description
| Product ID: | 9780691181325 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Two Gods in Heaven |
| Subtitle: | Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Schafer, Allison Brown |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History of religion, Judaism, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism, Social groups: religious groups and communities, History of religion, Judaism, Judaism: sacred texts, Judaism: theology, Jewish studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A book that challenges our most basic assumptions about Judeo-Christian monotheismContrary 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 |
| Imprint Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Princeton University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-03-03 |