The Elijah-Elisha Narrative in the Composition of Luke - The Library of New Testament Studies

Marc Notes: Originally published: 2014.; This collection examines the Elisha-Elijah narrative, and its potential use in, and influence upon, the gospel of Luke. It presents the case for the heavy influence of the Elisha-Elijah narrative upon Luke, put forward by Thomas L. Brodie and John Shelton, and includes responses to this thesis from Robert Derrenbacker, Alex Damm, F. Gerald Downing, David Peabody and Dennis MacDonald. Biographical Note: John S. Kloppenborg is Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is well-known for his ground-breaking work on the Sayings Gospel Q. His most recent publication is "Excavating Q: The History and Setting of the Sayings Gospel." He is currently writing a commentary on James for the Hermeneia series. Joseph Verheyden is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He has recently edited "The Figure of Solomon in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Tradition: King, Sage and Architect "(2013) and (with J. W. van Henten), "Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts" (2013). Table of Contents: Introduction - "John S Kloppenborg, University of Toronto, Canada " Luke's Use of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative - "Thomas L. Brodie, Dominican Biblical Institute, Limerick, Ireland"A Response to Thomas Brodie, 'Luke's Use of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative' - "Robert A. Derrenbacker, Thorneloe University, Canada "A Response to Thomas Brodie's Proto-Luke as the Earliest Form of the Gospel - "David Barrett Peabody, Nebraska Wesleyan University, USA "The Healing of Naaman (2 Kgs 5:1-19) as a Central Component for the Healing of the Centurion's Slave (Luke 7:1-10) - "John Shelton, Dominican Biblical Institute, Limerick, Ireland"A Rhetorical-Critical Assessment Luke's Use of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative -" Alexander Damm, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada "Imitation and Emulation, Josephus and Luke: Plot and Psycholinguistics - "F. Gerald Downing, University of Manchester, UK "Toward an Intertextual Commentary on Luke 7 - "Dennis R. MacDonald, Claremont School of Theology, USA "Epilogue - "Joseph Verheyden, Katholiek University Leuven, Belgium " Bibliography Index

Contributor Bio:  Kloppenborg, John S John S. Kloppenborg is Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is author of "Excavating Q: The History and Setting of the Sayings Gospel" and coeditor of "The Critical Edition of Q". Contributor Bio:  Verheyden, Joseph John S. Kloppenborg is Professor and Chair of the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. Recent publications include (with Richard S. Ascough), "Attica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace", Vol. 1 of 'Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary' (2011) and "Q, The Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Sayings and Stories of Jesus" (2008).