677. Two Powers in Heaven 4: Mishnah & Tosefta

Posted on November 6, 2026 by Sean Finnegan

Well, we’ve been in a series on the two powers in heaven heresy for a few weeks now. Funny enough, we haven’t learned much about two powers. Hopefully, you’ve learned a lot about Jewish apocalyptic literature and Jewish Platonic theology, which are two important, but totally different strands within first-century Judaism. Now, today, we’re focusing Read more about 677. Two Powers in Heaven 4: Mishnah & Tosefta[…]

487 Early Church History 7: Philo and Clement of Alexandria

Posted on March 16, 2023March 23, 2023 by Sean Finnegan

This is part 7 of the Early Church History class. Philo of Alexandria was the most well-known representative of Hellenistic Judaism in the first century. His many books combine Platonism with scripture via allegory–a daring project that had a massive influence on Christian thinkers. Clement of Alexandria followed in Philo’s footsteps a century later, doing Read more about 487 Early Church History 7: Philo and Clement of Alexandria[…]