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Rendered in clear, succinct prose, this fine study will be useful to specialists yet accessible to nonspecialists... Recommended.Choice Choice a solid work of literary historical research that enriches our understandings of rabbinic literature, religion, and scholarly culture within the broader context of Hellenistic society. -- Eliezer Segal H-Judaic Elijah and the Rabbis is both an enjoyable read and a refreshing contribution to scholarship. -- Sonya S. Cronin Review of Biblical Literature

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Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Study of Rabbinic Narrative: Elijah, Folklore Studies, and Form Criticism 2. Oral-Formulaic Studies and the Culture of the Bavli 3. Elijah in Rabbinic Culture and the Wider Culture of Late Antiquity 4. The Three Generic Groups of Elijah Stories 5. Elijah from Rabbinic Times to the Twenty-First Century Appendix: The Elijah Stories of the Bavli with Translations and Significant Variant Readings Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780231130813, 978-0231130813
      ISBN10: 0231130813
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      Book Synopsis


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      Rendered in clear, succinct prose, this fine study will be useful to specialists yet accessible to nonspecialists... Recommended.Choice Choice a solid work of literary historical research that enriches our understandings of rabbinic literature, religion, and scholarly culture within the broader context of Hellenistic society. -- Eliezer Segal H-Judaic Elijah and the Rabbis is both an enjoyable read and a refreshing contribution to scholarship. -- Sonya S. Cronin Review of Biblical Literature

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Study of Rabbinic Narrative: Elijah, Folklore Studies, and Form Criticism 2. Oral-Formulaic Studies and the Culture of the Bavli 3. Elijah in Rabbinic Culture and the Wider Culture of Late Antiquity 4. The Three Generic Groups of Elijah Stories 5. Elijah from Rabbinic Times to the Twenty-First Century Appendix: The Elijah Stories of the Bavli with Translations and Significant Variant Readings Notes Bibliography Index

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