Book contents
- Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings
- Society for Old Testament Study
- Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Solving for Pattern
- 2 The Body and the Earth (1 Kings 17–19)
- 3 A Native Hill (1 Kings 20–22)
- 4 Life Is a Miracle (2 Kings 1–8)
- 5 The Long-Legged House
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Scriptures
- Index of Authors
- General Index
4 - Life Is a Miracle (2 Kings 1–8)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2020
- Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings
- Society for Old Testament Study
- Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Solving for Pattern
- 2 The Body and the Earth (1 Kings 17–19)
- 3 A Native Hill (1 Kings 20–22)
- 4 Life Is a Miracle (2 Kings 1–8)
- 5 The Long-Legged House
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Scriptures
- Index of Authors
- General Index
Summary
Chapter 4 focuses on Elijah’s immortality, the doubling of his spirit, and Elisha’s role as Elijah’s prophetic heir in the narratives to follow. On paradigm with 1 Kings 17–19, the Elisha narratives depict Yhwh’s renewal of Israel’s land and people together. Moreover, these stories suggest that Elijah’s paradigmatic vitality – even in the prophet’s physical absence – outstrips the theological catastrophe (1 Kings 20–22) with which it contrasts. Thus, as a rhetorical extension of the prophet’s non-death portrayed in 2 Kings 1–2, 2 Kings 3–8 communicates a hope for Israel that proves crucial to the book’s overall message.
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- Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings , pp. 140 - 195Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020