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Elisha and the End of Prophet, Elisha and the End of Prophets, Elisha and the End of Prophetic, or Elisha and the End of Prophecies ?
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Elisha
Elisha , in the Bible, prophet who functions as a model of the Mosaic prophetic office after Elijah , whose work he continued; he is believed to have lived in the 9th cent. BC Elisha initiated the political programs outlined to Elijah on Mt. Horeb. The stories about Elisha are collected in Second... Read more |
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Zephaniah (Bible book)
Zephaniah , prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet, who lived in the reign (c.640-609 BC) of King Josiah of Judah, traces his genealogy to King Hezekiah . Zephaniah denounces Judah for idolatry, luxury, and for presuming on God's protection. The Day of the Lord, the prophet announces, will bring... Read more |
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Amoz
Amoz , in the Bible, father of the prophet Isaiah.... Read more |
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Shunem
Shunem A town in the territory assigned to Issachar at Shiloh (Josh. 19: 18), near Mount Gilboa (1 Sam. 28: 4). It was a favourite stopping-off place for Elisha, and there the prophet once revived the son of his hostess from apparent death (2 Kgs. 4).... Read more |
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Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel [Heb.,=garden land], mountain ridge, NW Israel, extending 13 mi (21 km) NW from the plain of Esdraelon to the Mediterranean Sea, where it ends in a promontory marking the southern limit of the Bay of Haifa. Its highest point is 1,792 ft (546 m), and it is one of the most striking... Read more |
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Jeremiah (Bible prophet)
Jeremiah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Jeremiah . 2 Father-in-law of Josiah. 3 Rechabite contemporary with Jeremiah the prophet. 4, 5, 6 Three who joined David at Ziklag.... Read more |
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Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar , in the Book of Daniel , Babylonian name of the prophet Daniel.... Read more |
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Micaiah
Micaiah , in the Bible, Samaritan prophet who foretold the death of Ahab.... Read more |
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Elijah
Elijah or Elias [both: Heb.,=Yahweh is God], fl. c.875 BC, Hebrew prophet in the reign of King Ahab . He is one of the outstanding figures of the Bible. Elijah's mission was to destroy the worship of foreign gods and to restore exclusive loyalty to God. His zeal brought about a temporary... Read more |
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THE PRESENT STATE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES
...Histories: The Fiction of Biblical Criticism. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997. Wesley J. Bergen, Elisha and the End of Prophetism. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. Gerald O. West, The Academy of the Poor: Towards a Dialogical... |