The Judgement of Jonah: Yahweh, Jerusalem and Nineveh

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Professor Alastair G. Hunter (University of Glasgow, UK) Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)

The Judgement of Jonah

Yahweh, Jerusalem and Nineveh

Professor Alastair G. Hunter (University of Glasgow, UK), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
30 November 2023

Old Testaments

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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.

By: Professor Alastair G. Hunter (University of Glasgow UK)
Edited by: Laura Quick (Princeton University USA), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567706508
ISBN 10: 0567706508
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Prologue Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The First Place Chapter 3: Jonah 1:1-3 - The Call Chapter 4: Jonah 1:4-5 - The Storm Chapter 5: Jonah 1:7-10 The Lottery Chapter 6: Jonah 1:11-17 An Ethical Dilemma Chapter 7: The Sea, The Sea Chapter 8: Maker of Heaven and Earth Chapter 9: Jonah 2:1-10 An Appeal from the Abyss Chapter 10: Jonah, Exodus and Psalms Chapter 11:Jonah 3:1-10 An Innocent in Nineveh Chapter 12:Jonah 4:1-11 On Being Elijah the Tishbite Chapter 13: The Lord’s Fondness for Livestock Chapter 14: In Conclusion Bibliography Indices

Alastair G. Hunter is Honorary Research Fellow in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Reviews for The Judgement of Jonah: Yahweh, Jerusalem and Nineveh

[A] stimulating study-cum-commentary that, precisely by exploring the book’s ambivalences from multiple angles, opens up fascinating avenues for engaging with this richly allusive/elusive text. * The Society for Old Testament Study Book List *