Jonah for LWLC Men 2017.pptx

Hebrew Studies, 1996

1996. James Limburg, Jonah: A Commentary. Reviewed in Hebrew Studies 37:175-77

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2009

The first part of this article reviews significant scholarly contributions on the Book of Jonah for the last ten years. Looking specifically at the work of Serge Frolov, Yvonne Sherwood, Ehud Ben Zvi, Lowell Handy and T.A. Perry demonstrates that exegesis of Jonah has entered a very fruitful period, free of the anti-Jewish biases characteristic of earlier readings and armed with more information about post-exilic Judah than ever before. Next, the article looks at God’s reference to the animals in Jon 4:11 and reads it as an expression of God’s desire for the newly submissive Ninevites to offer sacrifice to him, as the sailors do in 1:16 and Jonah vows in 2:10. Thus God is portrayed, like many ancient Near Eastern potentates, as extending his rule over peoples and exacting tribute.

Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003

Religions , 2022

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

The Journal of Theological Studies, 2014

https://www.swrktec.org/jonah

The authorship, dating, and content of Jonah are all under attack; for may it’s just the biblical version of Pinocchio warmed over. We believe that Jonah is historical; it is serious adult reading material. However, in the interests of the neutral point of view (NPOV) we must allow that fantasy or mythos are real, though minute, statistical possibilities; if so, they are very cleverly written ones: for all the historic bases are covered. In any case we are always forced to the same conclusion. The punch line asks, "Should I not...."; then we realize that God takes such care for every person on earth: the same patience and care He took with Jonah. Chapter 5 explores all of these introductory questions and much, much more. All of the Church Fathers, in English, found at New Advent were searched, quoted, referenced, and linked: all of them.

The Bible and Critical Theory, 2011

Reader's comment: "Thank you so much for writing & sharing 'Reading Jonah.' I work full time (hoping to go to grad school next year) so I’m on my own to keep up my hard-won Hebrew. I’m so happy! What a wonderful tool for independent learners. I’m excited to get to Ruth, too. Thank you, thank you & thank you!" –Corinna in Seattle

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