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Auteur(s) : Heller, Roy L. (1963-....)
Titre(s) : The characters of Elijah and Elisha and the Deuteronomic evaluation of prophecy [Texte imprimé] : miracles and manipulation / by Roy L. Heller
Publication : London ; Oxford ; New York (N.Y.) : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii-250 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 671
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Lien à la collection : Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 232-238. Index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Élie (prophète biblique)
Élisée (prophète biblique)
Bible. A.T.. Rois -- Relation avec le Deutéronome
Bible. A.T.. Deutéronome -- Relation avec les Rois
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780567679017 (rel.). - ISBN 0567679012. - ISBN 9780567679024 (erroné) (ePDF)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454475791
Notice n° :
FRBNF45447579
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Prophecy and ambiguity ; Narratives focused on Elijah ; Narratives focused on Elisha
; Elijah, Elisha, YHWH, and the Deuteronomic evaluation of prophecy.
