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THOMAS L. BRODIE, O.P., The Crucial Bridge: The Elijah-Elisha Narrative as an Interpretive Synthesis of Genesis-Kings and a Literary Model for the Gospels (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 2000). Pp. xiii + 114. Paper $11.95.
The subtitle reveals the ambitious and fascinating project undertaken by Brodie. The book, which is not difficult to read, refers to the works of over ninety scholars and has three indexes. The "crucial bridge," the Elijah-Elisha narrative (henceforth abbreviated as EE), serves as bridge between the foundational narratives of Judaism and Christianity. In this brief monograph B. can only give a summary demonstration, not a full analysis of the immensely complex details of the biblical texts, for the purpose of establishing the unity of the EE narrative, its interpretative synthesis of Primary History (Genesis-Kings), and its function as literary...