The crucial bridge
Subtitle: the Elijah-Elisha narrative as an interpretive synthesis of Genesis-Kings and a literary model for the Gospels
By: Thomas L. Brodie.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Elijah (Biblical prophet); Elisha (Biblical prophet); Bible. O.T. Kings, 1st, XVI, 29-Kings, 2nd, XIII, 25 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. O.T. Kings, 1st, XVI, 29-Kings, 2nd, XIII, 25 -- Relation to the Heptateuch.; Bible. O.T. Kings, 1st, XVI, 29-Kings, 2nd, XIII, 25 -- Relation to Samuel.; Bible. O.T. Kings, 1st, XVI, 29-Kings, 2nd, XIII, 25 -- Relation to the Gospels.; Bible. O.T. Heptateuch -- Relation to Kings.; Bible. O.T. Samuel -- Relation to Kings.; Bible. N.T. Gospels -- Relation to Kings.
Description: "The Elijah-Elisha narrative (1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 13) is perhaps the most underestimated text in the Bible. Far from being a disparate collection, it is a carefully crafted double drama that both mirrors life and synthesizes the entire Primary History (Genesis-Kings). In a bold hermeneutical move it transforms the language of historiography - of patriarchs and kings - into the language of prophetic biography." "This prophetic biography, rooted in historiography, later becomes the evangelists' primary literary model. The Elijah-Elisha narrative is the crucial bridge between the foundational narratives of Judaism and Christianity."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-106) and indexes.
"A Michael Glazier book."