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Old Testament miracle-workers in early Judaism
Introduction. Preliminary definition of the task ; What is a "miracle"? ; Competing miracle-workers and a story about a modern category ; Jewish miracle-workers in religious-historical study ; A more precise definition of the task and method -- Miracles and the glorious past : the wisdom of Ben Sira. Moses ; Joshua ; Elijah ; Elisha ; Isaiah -- Miracles and the war between powers : The book of jubilees. Abraham ; Moses -- Dramatic miracles : Ezekiel the tragedian. The dialogue at the burning bush ; The plagues told in advance ; The miracle at the Red Sea ; A miracle worker--but how much more? -- Miracles in popular historiography : Artapanus. The leader is called ; The return, plagues and freedom ; The Red Sea and the desert -- Miracles in literal and allegorical interpretation : Philo. The literal interpretation of the miracle stories ; The allegorical interpretation of the miracle stories ; Miracles explained rationally? ; Miracles of the prophet ; God or Moses? ; Miracles and legitimisation -- Many miracles : the lives of the prophets. Isaiah ; Jeremiah ; Ezekiel ; Daniel ; Elijah ; Elisha -- Militant miracles : Liber antiquitatum biblicarum. Moses ; Joshua ; Kenaz ; Excursus : magical practices in L.A.B. ; Samson; David ; Elijah/Phinehas -- Toning down the miracles? : Josephus. Moses ; Joshua ; Samson ; Solomon ; Elijah ; Elisha -- Conclusion. LXX ; The texts retold ; The themes ; The Greek influence ; Biases and functions of the miracle stories ; The audience ; The roles of God and man and Moses' extraordinary position ; Geography and chronology.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-319) and indexes.
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 206