Michael and Christ: Michael Tradition and Angel Christology in Early ChristianityDarrell D. Hannah engages the debate over 'angelomorphic Christology'. He shows that more than one form of angel or angelomorphic Christology was current in early Christianity and that Michael traditions in particular provided a conceptual framework in which Christ's heavenly significance was understood. |
Contents
2 | 25 |
The Archangel Michael in the Literature of Qumran | 55 |
Michael and Philos Logos Doctrine | 76 |
The Archangel Michael in Rabbinic and Hekhalot Literature | 93 |
Michael in Early Christian Literature | 122 |
Michael and Angelic Christology in Second | 163 |
Angelic Christology in Second and early Third Century | 171 |
1 The Shepherd of Hermas | 187 |
3 Gospel of the Hebrews | 193 |
The tradition behind the Ascension of Isaiah | 199 |
Michael and Christ | 214 |
Bibliography | 221 |
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