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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 241 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231525473
  • 0231525478
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Elijah and the rabbis.DDC classification:
  • 296.1/2506 22
LOC classification:
  • BM496.9.E4 L56 2010eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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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.
Summary: 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. During the Talmudic period of 50-500 C.E., Elijah developed into a recognizable character quite different from the Elijah of the Bible. The Elijah of the Talmud dispenses wisdom, advice, and, like the Elijah of Jewish folklore, helps people directly, even with material gifts. Lindbeck hi.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)477735

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Print version record.

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. During the Talmudic period of 50-500 C.E., Elijah developed into a recognizable character quite different from the Elijah of the Bible. The Elijah of the Talmud dispenses wisdom, advice, and, like the Elijah of Jewish folklore, helps people directly, even with material gifts. Lindbeck hi.

In English.