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100 1 a| Shemesh, Yael,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmDdFM8Kv7YmVcR99Gyh3=| ^A1232896;

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245 10 a| Elisha :b| the holy man of God /c| by Yael Shemesh ; translated from the Hebrew by Lenn J. Schramm.;

246 30 a| Holy man of God;

264 1 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2025];

300 a| x, 369 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Supplements to Vetus testamentum,x| 0083-5889 ;;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-341) and indexes.;

505 0 a| The principles behind the order of the stories -- The Elisha stories as saints' legends -- From following the oxen to following Elijah: Elisha becomes Elijah's attendant (1 Kgs 19:19-21) -- From prophet's attendant to prophet (2 Kings 2:1-18) -- Two legends: Elisha saves Jericho from bereavement (2 Kings 2:19-22) and kills its children (2 Kings 2:23-25) -- Elisha and the miraculous jug of oil (2 Kings 4:1-7) -- Two food-related miracles: the detoxification of the stew (2 Kings 4:38-41) and the multiplication of the loaves and grain (2 Kings 4:42-44) -- The miracle of the floating axe head (2 Kings 6:1-7) -- The man of God confronts the enemy army: the siege of Dothan (2 Kgs 6:8-23) -- Methods of characterization: Elisha, the holy man of God.;

520 a| "Unlike Elijah's stories, Elisha's, especially the short legends, have received little scholarly attention or deep analysis. Though this is changing, recent research often views them as critical of Elisha. This book aims to highlight their richness and complexity through literary analysis and to establish them as the earliest example in Israelite literature of Saint's legends or prophetic hagiography" --c| Back cover.;

546 a| In English, translated from the Hebrew.;

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700 1 a| Schramm, Lenn J.,e| translator.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjt9fGxKjdJHHx3jxjbKMK=| ^A1465573;

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Elisha : the holy man of God / by Yael Shemesh ; translated from the Hebrew by Lenn J. Schramm.

Author/creator	Shemesh, Yael author.
Other author	Schramm, Lenn J., translator.
Format	Book
Publication	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	x, 369 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Elisha (Biblical prophet) https://isni.org/isni/0000000455000753 Bible. Kings, 1st XIX, 15-21--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Kings, 2nd II-XIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Uniform title	Sipure Elishaʻ. English
Portion of title	Holy man of God
Series	Supplements to Vetus testamentum, 0083-5889 ; Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 200. 0083-5889 ^A38603
Contents	The principles behind the order of the stories -- The Elisha stories as saints' legends -- From following the oxen to following Elijah: Elisha becomes Elijah's attendant (1 Kgs 19:19-21) -- From prophet's attendant to prophet (2 Kings 2:1-18) -- Two legends: Elisha saves Jericho from bereavement (2 Kings 2:19-22) and kills its children (2 Kings 2:23-25) -- Elisha and the miraculous jug of oil (2 Kings 4:1-7) -- Two food-related miracles: the detoxification of the stew (2 Kings 4:38-41) and the multiplication of the loaves and grain (2 Kings 4:42-44) -- The miracle of the floating axe head (2 Kings 6:1-7) -- The man of God confronts the enemy army: the siege of Dothan (2 Kgs 6:8-23) -- Methods of characterization: Elisha, the holy man of God.
Abstract	"Unlike Elijah's stories, Elisha's, especially the short legends, have received little scholarly attention or deep analysis. Though this is changing, recent research often views them as critical of Elisha. This book aims to highlight their richness and complexity through literary analysis and to establish them as the earliest example in Israelite literature of Saint's legends or prophetic hagiography" -- Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-341) and indexes.
Language	In English, translated from the Hebrew.
ISBN	9789004730410
ISBN	9004730419 (hardback)
ISBN	(e-book)

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