Jonah in the shadows of Eden
Escape to Eden -- Wrathful moralist -- Peaceful dove -- A song of thanks in waters of Eden -- Nautical and hermeneutical dilemmas.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington Indianapolis
Indiana University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Berger, Yitzhak, Jonah in the shadows of Eden] (2020) (Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia, 1969 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Indiana studies in biblical literature
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jonah
/ Biblical theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Paradise
Judaism
B Theology B Bible. Jonah Theology B RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; Prophets B Bible. Jonah Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible B Criticism, interpretation, etc B RELIGION ; Biblical Commentary ; Old Testament |
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| Summary: | Escape to Eden -- Wrathful moralist -- Peaceful dove -- A song of thanks in waters of Eden -- Nautical and hermeneutical dilemmas. Yitzhak Berger advances a distinctive and markedly original interpretation of the biblical book of Jonah that resolves many of the ambiguities in the text. Berger contends that the Jonah text pulls from many inner-biblical connections, especially ones relating to the Garden of Eden. These connections provide a foundation for Berger's reading of the story, which attributes multiple layers of meaning to this carefully crafted biblical book. Focusing on Jonah's futile quest and his profoundly troubled response to God's view of the sins of humanity, Berger shows how the book paints Jonah as a pacifist no less than as a moralist |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-134) and indexes |