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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    19 November 2020
    10 December 2020
    ISBN:
    9781108920018
    9781108843744
    9781108826549
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108920018
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.8kg, 330 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.46kg, 330 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion
    Series:
    Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
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    Subjects:
    Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion
    Series:
    Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
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    In this book, Daniel J. D. Stulac brings a canonical-agrarian approach to the Elijah narratives and demonstrates the rhetorical and theological contribution of these texts to the Book of Kings. This unique perspective yields insights into Elijah's iconographical character (1 Kings 17-19), which is contrasted sharply against the Omride dynasty (1 Kings 20-2 Kings 1). It also serves as a template for Elisha's activities in chapters to follow (2 Kings 2-8). Under circumstances that foreshadow the removal of both monarchy and temple, the book's middle third (1 Kings 17-2 Kings 8) proclaims Yhwh's enduring care for Israel's land and people through various portraits of resurrection, even in a world where Israel's sacred institutions have been stripped away. Elijah emerges as the archetypal ancestor of a royal-prophetic remnant with which the reader is encouraged to identify.

    Reviews

    'The main strengths of this volume are twofold: the persuasive reading of the central prophetic third of Kings as a whole and the demonstration of its deep connectedness with the rest of the book.'

    A. Graeme Auld Source: Review of Biblical Literature

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