The Characters of Elijah and Elisha and the Deuteronomic Evaluation of Prophecy

Heller, Roy L

The Characters of Elijah and Elisha and the Deuteronomic Evaluation of Prophecy Miracles and Manipulation - New York T and T Clark 2019 - 250p - Library of Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament Studies; 201900ENGGPS6 .

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Prophecy and Ambiguity ........................1 The Question of Prophecy ................1 The characters of Elijah and Elisha in Recent research ...................5 The significance and Power of Ambiguity ..................8 Deuteronomy and propecy ......................17 2. Narrative focussed on Elijah......................41 First Stories ..............41 Elijah and the Contest on mount Carmel...............60 Elijah and the Theophany on Mount Horeb.........75 Elijah and the Meeting with Elisha - 1 Kings 19: 19-2......................85 Elijah and the Vineyard of Naboth - 1 Kings 21...........94 Elijah and the Illness of Ahaziah - 2 Kings 1: 1-18.............101 3. Narratives Focused on Elisha .............110 Elisha and Elijah separate ............110 Elisha`s Small Tales -2 Kings 2: 15-25...........119 Elisha and the War Against Moab-2 Kings 2: 23-25............123 Elisha as a Miracle worker and Helper- 2 Kings 4: 1-6:7.........................138 Elisha and Politics - 2 Kings 5: 20-27..........159 Elisha and Joash - 2 kings .............198 Elisha`s Corpse and the Israelite`s Corpse - 2 Kings ..........204 The Evaluation of the Prophet Elisha ..........206 4. Elijah, Elisha, YHWH, and the Deuteronomic Evaluation of Prophecy .........216

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Elijah
Criticism, Interpretation

B62.1 / J826

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