The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcome
A narrative in 1 Kings 17:1-16 tells of a strange encounter between two people of different backgrounds, one is a prophet of YHWH and the other is a dying widow. Dialogue brings them closer to each other in a mysterious way, causing them to change roles. In doing so, they come to realise that the t...
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A narrative in 1 Kings 17:1-16 tells of a strange encounter between two people of different backgrounds, one is a prophet of YHWH and the other is a dying widow. Dialogue brings them closer to each other in a mysterious way, causing them to change roles. In doing so, they come to realise that the trust they have for each other has an origin far deeper than they could imagine.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee8919b5c81d48fc881f8c68970bcfe62025-02-11T09:35:50ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892021-12-0110.38140/at.vi.5846The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcomeJ.S. van der Walt0University of the Free State A narrative in 1 Kings 17:1-16 tells of a strange encounter between two people of different backgrounds, one is a prophet of YHWH and the other is a dying widow. Dialogue brings them closer to each other in a mysterious way, causing them to change roles. In doing so, they come to realise that the trust they have for each other has an origin far deeper than they could imagine. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/5846ElijahWidow of ZarephathOld Testament dialogue |
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| title | The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcome |
| title_full | The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcome |
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| title_short | The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcome |
| title_sort | recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient a strange encounter in 1 kings 17 with a not so strange outcome |
| topic | Elijah Widow of Zarephath Old Testament dialogue |
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