Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xxiii
5. 1. The Study of Rabbinic Narrative: Elijah, Folklore Studies, and Form Criticism 1
6. 2. Oral-Formulaic Studies and the Culture of the Bavli 20
7. 3. Elijah in Rabbinic Culture and the Wider Culture of Late Antiquity 44
8. 4. The Three Generic Groups of Elijah Stories 95
9. 5. Elijah from Rabbinic Times to the Twenty-First Century 136
10. Appendix: The Elijah Stories of the Bavli in Translation with Significant Variant Readings 171
11. Notes 195
12. Bibliography 221
13. Index 233