The Glory of the Invisible God: Two Powers in Heaven Traditions and Early Christology

Title Page\nCopyright Page\nContents\nAbbreviations\nPreface\nIntroduction\nPart 1: Two Powers in Heaven Traditions in Jewish Accounts\n	“Two Powers” Appearances in Early Jewish Accounts\n		Daniel 7\n		Book of the Similitudes\n		Primary Adam Books\n		The Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian\n		2 Enoch\n		Apocalypse of Abraham\n		Ladder of Jacob\n		Angelic Opposition\n	Theophanic Molds in Rabbinic and Hekhalot Two Powers Debates\n		Story of the Four\n	Conclusion\nPart 2: Two Powers in Heaven Traditions in Early Christian Accounts\n	Kavod on the Mountain: The Transfiguration Account\n		Order of Two Powers Appearances\n		Mosaic Settings of the Transfiguration Story\n		The Extra-Biblical Mosaic Developments\n			Moses’ Enthronement\n			Moses’ Glorification at His Death/His Translation to Heaven\n			Moses’ Angelification and Divinization\n			The Afterlife of Biblical Mosaic Traditions in Other Second Temple Mediatorial Trends\n		Mosaic Features of the Transfiguration Story\n			Timing of the Story\n			Chosen Companions\n			Motif of the Mountain\n			Mountain as the Throne of the Divine Glory\n			Secrecy\n			Jesus’ Metamorphosis\n			Jesus’ Garment\n			Jesus’ Luminous Face\n			Elijah and Moses\n			Three Dwellings\n			The Fear Motif\n			Veneration Motif?\n			Imagery of the Cloud\n			The Divine Voice Traditions\n			“Listen to Him”\n		Conclusion\n	Kavod on the River: The Baptism Account\n		Theophanic Settings of the Account\n		Jesus as a Visionary\n		The Motif of Water\n		Fire and Light in Water\n		Robe of Glory in the Jordan\n		The Glorification of Jesus at the Jordan\n		The Motif of the Torn Heaven\n		Topological Peculiarities\n		Cosmological Ramifications\n		Likeness Language\n		Acquisition of the Spirit as the Restoration of the Image of God\n		The Divine Voice Traditions\n		The Dove Symbolism\n		Pteromorphic Glory\n		The Image of God Traditions and the Temptation Story\n		Conclusion\nConclusion\nBibliography\n	Texts and Translations\n	Secondary Literature\nIndex of Names\nIndex of Subjects\nIndex of References