The Crucial Bridge The Elijah-Elisha Narrative as an Interpretive Synthesis of Genesis-Kings and a Literary Model for the Gospels

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Chapter 1: The Unity of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative Indications of Unity 2 Initial Indications: Succession, Prophecy, Healing A Fuller Indication of Unity: Eightfold Structure: Two Dramas, Each of Four Acts (or Diptychs) 6 Drama One: Elijah 12 Drama Two: Elisha 18 General Conclusion to Chapter 1 27 Chapter 2: A Synthesis of the Primary History: Initial Comparison 29 Another Kind of Relationship The Initial Comparison 30 Chapter 3: A Synthesis of the Primary History: A More Detailed Comparison 37 The More Detailed Comparison 42 Defining the Relationship 66 Chapter 4: The Central Role of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative: A Reinterpretation of the Leading Scriptures 69 Genre: A Shift from History Toward Biography 70 A Clarifying of Content 70 An Interpretive Synthesis 76 A Narrative Apart, yet Within 76 Note: A Further Reinterpretation: The Chronicler 78 Chapter 5: A Literary Model for the Gospels 79 Explicit References 80 Other Kinds of References 81 Elijah-Elisha and Luke-Acts 82 Elijah-Elisha and Mark 86 Elijah-Elisha and the Gospels: General Conclusion 95