Talk:Elijah

Ilyas ??? Eliah ???

There is something seriously wrong in this page. Jesus (In Quran "Isa") says "Eli..Eli".. In the translations "Eli" or "Eliah" means "God"... Jesus says "Oh Allah"... So the corresponding usage of "Eliah" in Quran is "Allah".

"Eliah" is not used as Elyasa !!! Elyasa is the Prophet Ilyas. This mistake should be corrected in this text.

Data Base Problems, Etc.

I just tried to add a second paragraph to the introduction and whole sections of the essay dropped away. Anybody know what's going on?

This is the paragraph I tried to add:

Elijah appears on the scene with no fanfare. We know nothing of his origins or background. His name, Elijah, "God is Lord," may be a name applied to him because of his challenge to Baal worship<ref>"Elijah." ''Encyclopedia Judaica.'' Keter Publishing House: Jerusalam. 1971. p 633.</ref>. Even the title of "the Tishbite" is problematical as there is no reference from the period to a town or village of Tishbe.

"Controversy over Elijah's Return" Elijah's Cup and Elijah's Chair are two different traditions and have very different origins. I am presently trying to summarize a great many traditions and legends now.

Good Grief, even this page ins't right!

use of yaweh

the name yaweh is not really recognized well i mean i feel that the word g-d should be used instead in refrence to g-d as the other is just a theory on the name of g-d and it just seems odd to use that in all the articles refrencing g-d rather than just within the article refering to itsself or rather just mentioned as a theoretical name wherever it would be applicable but i feel it should not be used here

References in literature

The prophet who appears early in Moby Dick is named Elijah. This prophet says 'only one will return" regarding the voyage of the Pequot. He is central to the theme of omens. He is the first of three, the other two are the ship captains Ahab and the Pequot encounter in the voyage.

"According to the book of kings"

I noticed the beginning of the article kicks off with "According to the Book of Kings". Does this imply Elijah's historicity is somewhat questionable?.Is the only evidence of his existence in the Hebrew Bible?. Also,does anyone here know what the scholarly consensus is on Elijah actually being a historic figure? Just curious! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamlopez89p (talk • contribs) 12:00, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

As with many Biblical characters, the Biblical texts are the earliest references to Elijah, and texts further elaborating to his story were written centuries after the Bible. The Biblical text depicts him as a contemporary of Ahab, whose existence is verified through the Assyrian records of the Battle of Qarqar (where he participated). But the Assyrian records do not record Ahab's family, courtiers, or subjects. Dimadick (talk) 19:52, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Do you personally believe Elijah existed?. I understand that a personal viewpoint without a strong backing source isnt what wikipedia is about. Just curious if any of the editors of this article believe that there was an Elijah. Many sources I've found online and in books say they believe they do, but his story was I influenced/ exaggerated greatly by the theology and agendas by the composers of the Book of king. Williamlopez89p (talk) 01:27, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Personally, I view the Books of Kings as a biased historical narrative. Many of the characters were likely historical figures, but their portrayals largely depend on the theological points the narrative's authors were trying to make. Elijah may well be a historical figure. Dimadick (talk) 16:11, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

May? From my research I've conducted thus far, the historicity of Elijah seems to be widely accepted. Williamlopez89p (talk) 13:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Why no list of notable persons claiming to be Elijah?

Why no list of notable persons claiming to be Elijah? --87.71.212.161 (talk) 15:25, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Change from BC to BCE

Some years ago an editor changed BC to BCE. I can't see any discussion about it. If it is a religous reason to change it, we could perhaps compromise by using the jewish calendar,the christian and the islamic or any other. Why is BCE superior to any of those? What is the common era anyway and for whom? I would personally like to use the muslim and the jewish rather than BCE. 77.16.64.32 (talk) 14:51, 23 February 2022 (UTC)