The Aqedah as ‘template’? Genesis 22 and 1 Kings 17–18

Michael A. Lyons

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The Aqedah as ‘template’? Genesis 22 and 1 Kings 17–18

Michael A. Lyons

School of Divinity

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Abstract

The story of Abraham’s willingness to give up his beloved son (Gen. 22) is a highly productive text – that is, it has triggered subsequent literary activity and played a significant role in the composition and shaping of other texts. In this essay, I want to first explore the possibility that 1 Kgs 17–18 is yet another text in which an author has alluded to Gen. 22 and then to reflect on the use of Gen. 22 as a source for narratives composed on analogies to it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-176
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Volume	46
Issue number	2
Early online date	8 Dec 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/03090892211013837
Publication status	Published - 24 Dec 2021

Keywords

Allusion
Elijah
Aqedah
Genesis 22
1 Kings 17–18

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