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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453897403321

Autore

Moore Rick Dale

Titolo

God saves [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the Elisha stories / / Rick Dale Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : JSOT Press, 1990

ISBN

1-281-80350-2

9786611803506

0-567-30966-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, , 0309-0787 ; ; 95

Disciplina

222.506

Soggetti

Bible stories, English - O.T. Historical books

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 CLASSIFYING THE ELISHA STORIES; Chapter 2 THE THREE ELISHA STORIES IN LITERARY-AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 3 THE THREE ELISHA STORIES IN CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 4 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This fresh examination of the Elisha narratives found in 2 Kings 5, 6.8-23 and 6.24-7.20 leads to a new interpretation of them as didactic salvation stories set against the Aramaean military threat to ninth-century Israel. Moore shows how an ingenious literary artistry converges powerfully with contextual dynamics to explicate the surprising and subtle saving actions of Yahweh in a troubled time. Each of the stories offers its own fresh disclosure of the time-worn tradition expressed in Elisha's own name: 'God saves'.