Abraham Joshua Heschel's magnum opus *Torah min ha-shamayim be'aspaklaryah shel ha-dorot* charts a bold path between conventional scholarship and personal theology, mapping the pluralistic landscape of Jewish theological thought through the lens of two towering rabbinic figures. By positioning Rabbi Ishmael and Rabbi Akiva as prototypical representatives of contrasting theological orientations, Heschel constructs an "aggadic canon" that spans from tannaitic midrashim through medieval Jewish philosophy, organizing centuries of discourse around fundamental questions of divine nature and textual interpretation. His synchronic ideal-type analysis presents Rabbi Ishmael as the champion of rational, literalist interpretation and divine transcendence, while Rabbi Akiva emerges as the voice of mystical, creative exegesis and divine immanence. Though Heschel's approach occasionally strains against historical-critical methodological constraints and takes interpretive liberties, his enduring contribution lies in demonstrating how multiple authentic theological positions coexisted within classical Judaism. This framework not only illuminates the rabbinic foundations underlying Heschel's broader philosophical works, particularly *God in Search of Man*, but also creates a historical theology that enables traditional sources to speak meaningfully to contemporary theological debates.