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Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession
Title | Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1992 |
Authors | Woods, Fred E. |
Journal | BYU Studies Quarterly |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 47-58 |
Keywords | Chiasmus; Elisha (Prophet); Korah (Levite); Language - Hebrew; Literary Structure |
Abstract | The account of Elisha’s curse of the forty-two young people and their seemingly unjustified fatal end when attacked by two bears has puzzled Latter-day Saints as well as other students of the Bible. An enlightening solution to this unusual incident, as I argue here, also leads to a clearer view of an important underlying issue: the acceptance or nonacceptance of divinely approved succession among prophetic personalities, in this case Elisha’s succession to the prophet Elijah. |
URL | https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/elisha-and-the-children-the-question-of-accepting-prophetic-succession/ |
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