Through the Prism of Wisdom : : Elijah the Prophet as a Bearer of Wisdom in Rabbinic Literature / / Hilla Alouf-Aboody.

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• VerfasserIn: Alouf-Aboody, Hilla,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Judaism in Context ; 23
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (572 p.)

Elijah the prophet's role in rabbinic literature is a variegated one that encompasses both his role in the messianic era as well as his non-messianic appearances in rabbinic legends. In this work these different roles are explored through the prism of the wisdom tradition. The three stands of w...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• ABBREVIATIONS
• PART I. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY
• CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY
• CHAPTER TWO. DEFINING WISDOM, APOCALYPTICISM, AND MESSIANISM: METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS
• PART II. SECOND TEMPLE BACKGROUND
• CHAPTER THREE. SECOND TEMPLE BACKGROUND: WISDOM AND APOCALYPTIC
• CHAPTER FOUR. THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD AND THE SPIRITCENTERED WISDOM TRADITION
• PART III. PALESTINIAN SOURCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELIJAH
• CHAPTER FIVE. ELIJAH AS BEARER OF WISDOM IN TANNAITIC SOURCES
• CHAPTER SIX. ELIJAH AND THE TORAH-CENTERED AND APOCALYPTIC WISDOM TRADITIONS IN PALESTINIAN AMORAIC AND POST-AMORAIC SOURCES
• CHAPTER SEVEN. ELIJAH, THE ḤASIDIM, AND THE SPIRIT-CENTERED WISDOM TRADITION IN PALESTINIAN AMORAIC AND POST-AMORAIC SOURCES
• PART IV. THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELIJAH
• CHAPTER EIGHT. ELIJAH IN THE TORAH-CENTERED AND APOCALYPTIC WISDOM TRADITIONS OF THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD
• CHAPTER NINE. ELIJAH AND THE ḤASIDIM: THE REMNANTS OF THE SPIRIT-CENTERED WISDOM TRADITION IN THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER TEN. CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX