Elijah and the rabbis : story and theology / Kristen H. Lindbeck.

Elijah and the rabbis : story and theology /

Through an innovative synthesis of narrative critique, oral-formulaic study, folkloric research, and literary analysis, Kristen H. Lindbeck reads all the Elijah narratives in the Babylonian Talmud and details the rise of a distinct, quasi-angelic figure who takes pleasure in ordinary interaction. Du...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindbeck, Kristen H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Elijah > (Biblical prophet) > In rabbinical literature.
Talmud > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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