Elisha: The Holy Man of God /

Elisha: The Holy Man of God /

Unlike Elijah's stories, Elisha's, especially the short legends, have received little scholarly attention or deep analysis. Though this is changing, recent research often views them as critical of Elisha. This book aims to highlight their richness and complexity through literary analysis a...

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Main Author: Shemesh, Yael (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Vetus Testamentum, Supplements ; 200.

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Biblical Studies.
Religious Studies.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Summary:Unlike Elijah's stories, Elisha's, especially the short legends, have received little scholarly attention or deep analysis. Though this is changing, recent research often views them as critical of Elisha. This book aims to highlight their richness and complexity through literary analysis and to establish them as the earliest example in Israelite literature of Saint's legends or prophetic hagiography
Physical Description:1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004737662