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Jonah and Lamentations (Paperback)
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Jonah and Lamentations (Paperback)
Series: Old Testament Guides Series
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While the book of Jonah is, in some ways, unique, it stands firmly
in the Old Testament tradition. There have been various suggestions
as to genre, the most likely being the (short) didactic story; but
the aim of the author is not easy to discern. The authenticity of
Jonah's message to the Ninevites is stressed, as is their
repentance, and Yahweh's mercy. The purpose of the book must lie in
a combination of these themes. Lamentations is a neglected book,
perhaps because it was associated with the book of Jeremiah and
considered almost as an appendix. On the question of genre it has
the closest affinities with the psalms of lament; but, whereas it
is very difficult to link a psalm with a specific historical event
or period, the five chapters of Lamentations appear to have the
Fall of Jerusalem as background. While gloom abounds, the careful
reader discovers the faith of the author shining through. He is a
practical monotheist who interprets the castastrophe of the fall of
Jerusalem in the light of his faith.
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