One God, one Lord: early Christian devotion and ancient Jewish monotheism

Chapter 1. Divine Agency in Ancient Jewish Monotheism; Divine agency speculation; The shape of postexilic Jewish religious devotion; Angelology and monotheismMonotheism and other divine agents; Summary

Chapter 2. Personified Divine Attributes as Divine Agents; Personified divine attributes; The language of divine agency

Chapter 3 Exalted Patriarchs as Divine Agents; Enoch speculations; Exalted Moses traditions; Other exalted patriarchs; Exalted patriarchs and Jewish religious devotion

Chapter 4 Principal Angels; Angelology and Christology in previous studies; Principal angels in ancient Judaism; Chief angels and God; Summary

Chapter 5 The Early Christian Mutation; Jesus as God's chief agent; The Christian mutation; Causes of the Christian mutationSummary; Conclusions; Epilogue; The setting of One God, One Lord; Major results; Ongoing debate; Conclusion.

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Problem

2. Early Christology and Chronology

3. Excursus

4. Complexity in Ancient Judaism

5. The Historical Approach

6. Excursus

7. One God and Devotion to Jesus

Ch. 1: Divine Agency in Ancient Jewish Monotheism

1. Divine Agency Speculation

2. The Shape of Postexilic Jewish Religious Devotion

3. Angelology and Monotheism

4. Monotheism and Other Divine Agents

5. Summary

Ch. 2: Personified Divine Attributes as Divine Agents

1. Personified Divine Attributes

2. The Language of Divine Agency

Ch. 3: Exalted Patriarchs as Divine Agents

1. Enoch Speculations

2. Exalted Moses Traditions

3. Other Exalted Patriarchs

4. Exalted Patriarchs and Jewish Religious Devotion

Ch. 4: Principal Angels

1. Angelology and Christology in Previous Studies

2. Principal Angels in Ancient Judaism

3. Chief Angels and God

4. Summary

Ch. 5: The Early Christian Mutation

1. Jesus as God's Chief Agent

2. The Christian Mutation

3. Causes of the Christian Mutation

4. Summary

Conclusions

Notes

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors