This study is designed as a commentary with a difference, where the
reading of the prophet’s travails is explored in the context of
two wider themes: (1) the overt and highly sophisticated
intertwining of Jonah’s story with an impressively wide range of
other biblical texts, often deployed in surprising ways; and (2)
the clearly contrarian relationship between God and Jonah which has
both vexed and intrigued scholars and lay readers alike for
millennia. Underpinning this reading is a twofold thesis: firstly,
an argument that many of the puzzles inherent in the book of Jonah
can be illuminated in the light of the idea that Nineveh was from
the beginning a cipher for the Jerusalem of the author’s time;
and secondly, that this would have been evident to Jonah’s first
readers: the class of elite literati amongst the ruling cadre of
late Persian or early Hellenistic Judaea.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| Authors: |
Alastair G. Hunter
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-70650-8 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
0-567-70650-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780567706508 |
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