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Reading the Bible, we often focus more on Scripture’s “point” than on the way the text communicates its message. But in The Bible as Art, Eli T. Evans shows how the Bible isn’t just a collection of teachings or a record of God’s actions in history; it’s also a story that skillfully uses artistic and literary techniques to show its readers who God is and how he works in the world—techniques that...

Elisha’s request to “kiss his mother and father”—getting his affairs in order before leaving his former life behind—shouldn’t cast doubt on his commitment. He sacrifices his team of oxen, literally laying down his livelihood to take up the life of an itinerate prophet (compare Matt 8:22; 10:38–39; 19:21; Luke 9:57–62).
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