Jonah

A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

Rhiannon Graybill, John Kaltner, Steven L. McKenzie

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Yale University Press
22 December 2023

Biography: religious & spiritual; Bibles; Old Testaments

Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

An innovative translation and commentary on the book of Jonah by a trio of award-winning scholars

The book of Jonah, which tells the outlandish story of a disobedient prophet swallowed by a great fish, is one of the Bible’s best-known narratives. This tale has fascinated readers for millennia and has inspired countless interpretations.

This commentary features a new translation of Jonah as well as an introduction outlining the major interpretive issues in the text. The introduction traces the composition history of the book, paying special attention to the psalm in the second chapter; and the authors explore new theories surrounding the time and place where Jonah delivers his message to Nineveh, as well as the city’s act of repentance. In addition to these features, this volume draws on a variety of critical approaches to biblical literature, including affect theory, animal studies, performance criticism, postcolonial criticism, psychological criticism, spatial theory, and trauma theory, to reveal the book’s many interpretive possibilities. An updated treatment of Jonah’s reception history includes an in-depth analysis of the story in religious traditions, art and literature, and popular culture.

By: Rhiannon Graybill, John Kaltner, Steven L. McKenzie
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780300206678
ISBN 10: 0300206674
Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 22 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rhiannon Graybill is professor of religious studies and Marcus M. & Carole M. Weinstein and Gilbert M. & Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Richmond. John Kaltner is associate professor of religious studies and Virginia Ballou McGehee Professor of Muslim-Christian Relations at Rhodes College. Steven L. McKenzie is professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College.

Reviews for Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

“Every work on Jonah at any level should engage this new standard commentary and use it as a guide for the multiple and fruitful ways to explore the book.”—Brad E. Kelle, Religious Studies Review