TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dharamraj,Havilah
TI  - A prophet like Moses?: a narrative-theological reading of the Elijah stories 
T2  - Paternoster biblical monographs
SN  - 9781842275337
AV  - BS580.D533.P767 2011 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Milton Keynes, England, Colorado Springs, Colorado
PB  - Paternoster
KW  - Bible
KW  - Kings
KW  - Criticism, Narrative
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 1. Introduction: What may be expected of a prophet like Moses?  --; 2. 1 Kings 16:29-17:24: the drought  --; 3. 1 Kings 18: The resolution of the drought  --; 4. 1 Kings 19: Horeb  --; 5. 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18: Elijah and Ahaziah  --; 6. 2 Kings 2: Elijah's ascension and Elisha's succession  --; 7. Is Elijah a prophet like Moses?; 2
N2  - "Since rabbinic times, the resonance between the Moses stories and the Elijah stories has been regularly noted. Taking into account that Deuteronomy 18:18 promises Israel a 'prophet like Moses', this resonance compels an evaluation of Elijah, holding Moses as the benchmark. Here, scholarship struggles with a paradox. At Horeb Elijah fails in the critical prophetic task of intercession. Yet, his service as prophet is affirmed beyond doubt in his iconic whirlwind-and-chariots-of-fire exit. How are these to be reconciled? Is Elijah a prophet of Mosaic fibre or not? This work offers a strikingly different approach to the Elijah stories. Dharamraj employs the narrative critical method to offer a close reading of the text - a reading that is singular in its sensitivity to the inner-biblical exegesis mediated by the Moses parallels. Such an approach opens up intriguing possibilities in interpretation. Here, her analysis of the dramatic and difficult discourse of the earthquake-wind-fire- 'still, small voice' theophany at Horeb is notable. So also, is the case she carefully builds for whether Elijah emerges as the hoped-for 'prophet like Moses'."--Back cover
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