Edited by Vlad Bedros, Barbara Crostini, Andrei Dumitrescu, and Chana Shacham-Rosby
Brill, 2026
From the publisher: The versatile figure of Elijah as Jewish prophet, Christian saint and Muslim “green man” plays at once a controversial and a unifying role across cultures. This collection of essays delves into the rich Elijah traditions that connect late-antique Mesopotamia to modern Europe. It emphasizes how Elijah’s many-sided character cannot be explained by his sparse mentions in the Bible. His enormous popularity rather depends on a network of artistic and performative interpretations that developed in different traditions and were divulged through cultic practices and feasts in which Elijah was the protagonist.

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Maya Soifer Irish (December 3, 2025). New book — From Prophet to Miracle-Working Saint: Dynamic Approaches to Elijah in Ancient and Medieval Cultures. medievalJewishStudiesNow! Retrieved March 7, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/159zm