RT Article T1 The boy who lived: transformation of a theological motif in biblical tradition JF Word & world VO 36 IS 3 SP 276 OP 284 A1 Carlson, Reed LA English PB Seminaries YR 2016 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1636270212 AB The boy who lived motif served as a sign that legitimated the God of Israel as the God of history whose authority was executed not through the ascendency of any particular ruler or party but through miraculous survival in impossible situations. NO The 2015-2016 Essay Prize for Doctoral Students K1 Bible. Enoch K1 Bible. Exodus 1-18 K1 Bible. Judges 1-16 K1 Bible. Kings I K1 Bible. Kings II 9-17 K1 Bible. Matthew 1-4 K1 Bible : Typology K1 Children in literature K1 God : Biblical teaching K1 God : Providence K1 Hadad, the Edomite K1 History : Religious aspects K1 Jeroboam, I, King of Israel K1 Jesus Christ K1 Joash, King of Judah K1 Jotham, son of Gideon (Biblical figure) K1 Legends, Jewish K1 Moses, (Biblical leader) K1 Survival