1 Kings 18:20-39
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- I.XVIII.4, III.VI.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- XII.22, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- "Elijah's Appeal to the Undecided: 1 Kings 18:21," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1857.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "The Ineffectual Prayers of the Baal Priests (1 Kings 18:23-29)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "Faith With a Price," by Walter Brueggemann. In The Other Side online.
- A God You Can Trust: Reflections
on 1 Kings 18:20-39, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "Many Israelites detested Baal worship, not just because it was a challenge to the true worship of Yahweh, but also because it was a fertility religion. The people worshipped Baal by magic rituals, including human sexual acts, to give Baal power or to persuade him to act in some way."
- Articles & Background:
- "When the King Crosses the Line: Royal Deviance and Restitution in Levantine Ideologies," by K.C. Hanson, in Biblical Theology Bulletin 26 (1996).
- "The Motif of
the Sleeping Divinity," A. Mrozek, S. Votto. In Biblica 80 (1999).
Abstract.
- "The note shows that the biblical texts have their Mesopotamian parallel not in the texts where a deity wishes to sleep and cannot, but rather where he is sleeping and must be awakened."
- "The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories," by Caetano Minette de Tillesse. From The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures vol 1, article 3 (1997).
- "May the Rainfall be a Lesson (and the Story of Elijah)," introduced by Eliezer Schweid. From Jewish Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month: Rain.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Cohn, Robert L.,
"The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Glover, Neil,
"Elijah versus the Narrative of Elijah: The Contest between the Prophet and
the Word," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Smith, Carol,
"Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Cohn, Robert L.,
"The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1982.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Elijah," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Elijah," "Elijah (Part 2)," "Elijah (Part 3)," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.
- "Elijah Defeats the Prophets of Baal," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "My God's Bigger than Your God!" Marc Harrison, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art: Elijah, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Kings 18:38. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Kings
