Elijah and the rabbis
Subtitle: story and theology
By: Kristen H. Lindbeck.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780231130806; 9780231130813
Subjects: Elijah -- (Biblical prophet) -- In rabbinical literature; Talmud -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The study of rabbinic narrative: Elijah, folklore studies, and form criticism; title: Oral-formulaic studies and the culture of the Bavli; title: Elijah in rabbinic culture and the wider culture of late antiquity; title: The three generic groups of Elijah stories; title: Elijah from rabbinic times to the twenty-first century; title: Appendix: The Elijah stories of the Bavli with translations and significant variant readings.