The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomic evaluation of prophecy: miracles and manipulation

"This study looks at the prophets Elijah and Elisha in the books of Kings charting a two-fold characterization that portrays these prophetic figures in both positive and negative lights. In the narratives of Kings Elijah and Elisha often parallel other prophetic figures from Israel's histo...

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Main Author: Heller, Roy L. 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bloomsbury Academic 2017
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2017
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (671)
Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Heller, Roy L., 1963-, The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomistic evaluation of prophecy] (2020) (Finitsis, Antonios)
[Rezension von: Heller, Roy L., 1963-, The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomistic evaluation of prophecy] (2019) (Wadholm, Rick)
[Rezension von: Heller, Roy L., 1963-, The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomistic evaluation of prophecy] (2021) (Wenzel, Heiko, 1970 -)
[Rezension von: Heller, Roy L., 1963-, The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomistic evaluation of prophecy] (2021) (Albertz, Rrainer)
[Rezension von: Heller, Roy L., 1963-, The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the deuteronomistic evaluation of prophecy] (2019) (Garber, Zev, 1941 -)
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 671
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Elija / Elisha / Bible. Könige 1.-2. / Prophet
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Elijah (Biblical prophet)
B Bible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Elisha (Biblical prophet)
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Summary:"This study looks at the prophets Elijah and Elisha in the books of Kings charting a two-fold characterization that portrays these prophetic figures in both positive and negative lights. In the narratives of Kings Elijah and Elisha often parallel other prophetic figures from Israel's history: they perform miraculous signs, they speak in the name of God, and they pronounce judgments upon the nation of Israel for its idolatrous worship. There are, however, other stories which have troubled readers and scholars alike: Elijah's cowardly running from the threats of Jezebel, his self-pitying complaint to God the he was the only true Israelite left, and Elisha's cursing a group of little boys who, in turn, are slaughtered by two female bears. Scholars have traditionally ignored or belittled the negative stories of the prophets, seeing them as either late additions to the biblical text or as minor, unimportant stories that can easily be dismissed. Heller, however, argues that the dual characterization of Elijah and Elisha reflects an ambivalent attitude that the narrator of Kings has toward prophecy as a whole, an attitude that is reflected in the Book of Deuteronomy itself. This forces readers of the biblical text to pose the question; "how may Israel best know and follow God?" The stories of Elijah and Elisha make the answer clear: the words and lives of the prophets are a possible way for God to reveal how Israel is to live, but those words and lives must always be considered with a degree of suspicion and must always be evaluated in light of the clear and straightforward teaching of Deuteronomy."--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0567679039
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9780567679031