Elijah and the rabbis: story and theology

The study of rabbinic narrative -- Oral-formulaic studies and the culture of the Bavli -- Elijah in rabbinic culture and the wider culture of late antiquity -- The three generic groups of Elijah stories -- Elijah from rabbinic times to the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The Elijah stories of the...

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Main Author: Lindbeck, Kristen H. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Chichester Columbia University Press [2010]
In:Year: 2010
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Elija / Prophet / Rabbinic literature
B Talmud / Textual criticism
B Exegesis / Rabbinic Judaism
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Elijah (Biblical prophet) In rabbinical literature
B Rabbinic literature
B Talmud Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Talmud
B Prophet
B Sankt Elija Ohrdruf
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Summary:The study of rabbinic narrative -- Oral-formulaic studies and the culture of the Bavli -- Elijah in rabbinic culture and the wider culture of late antiquity -- The three generic groups of Elijah stories -- Elijah from rabbinic times to the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The Elijah stories of the Bavli with translation with significant variant readings
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-232) and index
ISBN:0231130805