'n diere-vriendelike lees van die boek Jona
The purpose of the Jonah story is most probably to expose to public contempt the mechanistic view of justice practised by Israel. In a satirical manner the author implements a specific form of animal taxonomy to reach his goal. The dove (Jonah's name) as aerial animal, the big fish as aquatic a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 567-585 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of the Jonah story is most probably to expose to public contempt the mechanistic view of justice practised by Israel. In a satirical manner the author implements a specific form of animal taxonomy to reach his goal. The dove (Jonah's name) as aerial animal, the big fish as aquatic animal, the domestic animals of Nineveh, and the worm as insect are all being used negatively with respect to Jonah in order to expose his conduct and view of justice. By means of an animal sensitive reading of the story it is shown that Jonah is ignorant of animals as such and of their fate. The Jonah story evokes prominent and pertinent questions regarding the relationships between animals, humans, and God, questions that are being dealt with from an animal theology perspective based on process thinking, evolutionism, and a panentheistic world view. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85906 |
