The Prophet of Second Chances: Jonah, Israel and Assyria and their Missed Opportunities for Redemption
The author of the Book of Jonah carefully selected the prophet Jonah ben Amittai, mentioned briefly in 2 Kings 14:23–29, to be the anti-hero of his tale. We may integrate knowledge from the historical context of this prophet’s lifetime in the eighth century bce to see structural parallels between th...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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Dans: |
Biblical interpretation
Année: 2021, Volume: 29, Numéro: 3, Pages: 263-278 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Jona, Prophète
/ Deuteronomistisches Geschichtswerk
/ Bibel. Könige 2.
/ Bibel. Jona
/ Israël (Antiquité)
/ Assyrien
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Classifications IxTheo: | HB Ancien Testament |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Exilic period
B Interprétation B Prophets B Jonah B Deuteronomistic History B Kings |
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Résumé: | The author of the Book of Jonah carefully selected the prophet Jonah ben Amittai, mentioned briefly in 2 Kings 14:23–29, to be the anti-hero of his tale. We may integrate knowledge from the historical context of this prophet’s lifetime in the eighth century bce to see structural parallels between the sinful actions, Y hwh ’s merciful responses to the actions, and the continued sinful actions, of Jonah, Israel and Assyria. Jonah becomes the prophet of second chances: for Israel, for himself, for the Assyrians, and then for the Judean audience, either in the Babylonian exile or thereafter, in a work written in agreement with the theological paradigm of the Deuteronomistic histories that attempt to demonstrate Y hwh ’s mercy. |
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ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-00284P25 |