The Book Of Jonah A New Translation And Commentary

Author : Shmuly Yanklowitz
Publisher : CCAR Press
ISBN 13 : 0881233617
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Jonah written by Shmuly Yanklowitz and published by CCAR Press. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Jonah is a unique text in the Jewish canon. Among the shortest books in the Bible, it is also one of the most mysterious and morally ambiguous. Who is this prophet running from God, hiding at the bottom of the ocean? Why does he struggle with God's mission to save and forgive Israel's enemies? In this volume, Rabbi Dr. Yanklowitz shows that the Book of Jonah delivers a message of human responsibility in a shared world. Illuminating such contemporary ethical issues as animal welfare, incarceration, climate change, weapons of mass destruction, and Jewish-Muslim relations, this social justice commentary urges us to join in repairing a broken world--a call that we, unlike Jonah, must hasten to answer.

Author : Jack M. Sasson
Publisher : Anchor Bible
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonah written by Jack M. Sasson and published by Anchor Bible. This book was released on 1990 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were Jonah's experiences true to the history of ancient Israel? Were they meant to be read comically, philosophically, allegorically, symbolically, or realistically? And is God godly when acting beyond the comprehension of prophets, let alone ordinary human beings? These issues, and many more, are thoughtfully considered in this meticulously detailed and insightful translation of the original Hebrew text of Jonah as created by Jewish authorities during the second half of the first millennium B.C.E. In these profound and enduring tales, realistic events and miraculous incidents merge, and we never have to wait long to witness the power of God's love or wrath. One of the twelve prophets, Jonah faced more challenges in a short span of time than any other biblical hero. He went to sea and nearly drowned in the belly of a great fish. On land, Jonah journeyed east to Nineveh, where his mission was to spread the word of God in a city plagued by evil. He was tested by God at every tum. But even during his darkest hours, his faith never wavered and through all the tumult, he always listened for the comforting voice of the Lord. Author Jack M. Sasson employs the very latest information in biblical scholarship to interpret the many nuances in Jonah's seemingly simple story. Providing Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, and, occasionally, Syriac and Arabic translations, this work is an exciting addition to the world-acclaimed Anchor Bible commentaries.

Author : Steven Bob
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620326663
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Go to Nineveh written by Steven Bob and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Jonah remains an engaging part of the religious lives of Jews and Christians. On the human level, the dramatic story speaks to us of the possibility of second chances in our lives. On the spiritual level, it describes the paths an individual and a people can take leading them back to God.Medieval Jewish commentaries unfold new perspectives of meaning beyond the surface of the biblical text. In explaining the verses of the book of Jonah, the commentators explore many core topics, including human nature, our relationship with God, the interaction of Jews and gentiles, and the meaning of our lives. This book offers the first full English translation of the commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Kimchi, Abarbanel, and Malbim. It also provides an explanation of their comments, making them accessible to contemporary Western readers. Until now one needed a high level of Hebrew to explore these works. Go to Nineveh opens this world to the modern English reader. The book also includes the author's own modern commentary, considering questions not raised by earlier commentators.

Author : Leslie C. Allen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802825315
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah written by Leslie C. Allen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1976-04-19 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allen's study of the Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah constitute a volume in The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation.

Author : Amy Erickson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146746130X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonah written by Amy Erickson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominant reading of the book of Jonah—that the hapless prophet Jonah is a lesson in not trying to run away from God—oversimplifies a profoundly literary biblical text, argues Amy Erickson. Likewise, the more recent understanding of Jonah as satire is problematic in its own right, laden as it is with anti-Jewish undertones and the superimposition of a Christian worldview onto a Jewish text. How can we move away from these stale interpretations to recover the richness of meaning that belongs to this short but noteworthy book of the Bible? This Illuminations commentary delves into Jonah’s reception history in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic contexts while also exploring its representations in visual arts, music, literature, and pop culture. After this thorough contextualization, Erickson provides a fresh translation and exegesis, paving the way for pastors and scholars to read and utilize the book of Jonah as the provocative, richly allusive, and theologically robust text that it is.

Author : Richie Cooley
Publisher : Richie Cooley
ISBN 13 : 1370922353
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Jonah: (A New Translation and Commentary) written by Richie Cooley and published by Richie Cooley. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new, literal, amplified translation of Jonah. It features a commentary that seeks to be relevant to today's pressing issues and also to expound eternal truths. It is written from a fundamental Christian outlook. This is an updated, edited version.

Author : C. Rhiannon Graybill
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300206674
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonah written by C. Rhiannon Graybill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative translation and commentary on the book of Jonah by a trio of award-winning scholars The book of Jonah, which tells the outlandish story of a disobedient prophet swallowed by a great fish, is one of the Bible's best-known narratives. This tale has fascinated readers for millennia and has inspired countless interpretations. This commentary features a new translation of Jonah as well as an introduction outlining the major interpretive issues in the text. The introduction traces the composition history of the book, paying special attention to the psalm in the second chapter; and the authors explore new theories surrounding the time and place where Jonah delivers his message to Nineveh, as well as the city's act of repentance. In addition to these features, this volume draws on a variety of critical approaches to biblical literature, including affect theory, animal studies, performance criticism, postcolonial criticism, psychological criticism, spatial theory, and trauma theory, to reveal the book's many interpretive possibilities. An updated treatment of Jonah's reception history includes an in-depth analysis of the story in religious traditions, art and literature, and popular culture.

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ISBN 13 : 9780300261561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonah written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were Jonah's experiences true to the history of ancient Israel? Were they meant to be read comically, philosophically, allegorically, symbolically, or realistically? And is God godly when acting beyond the comprehension of prophets, let alone ordinary human beings? These issues, and many more, are thoughtfully considered in this meticulously detailed and insightful translation of the original Hebrew text of Jonah as created by Jewish authorities during the second half of the first millennium B.C.E. In these profound and enduring tales, realistic events and miraculous incidents merge, and we never have to wait long to witness the power of God's love or wrath. One of the twelve prophets, Jonah faced more challenges in a short span of time than any other biblical hero. He went to sea and nearly drowned in the belly of a great fish. On land, Jonah journeyed east to Nineveh, where his mission was to spread the word of God in a city plagued by evil. He was tested by God at every turn. But even during his darkest hours, his faith never wavered and through all the tumult, he always listened for the comforting voice of the Lord. Author Jack M. Sasson employs the very latest information in biblical scholarship to interpret the many nuances in Jonah's seemingly simple story. Providing Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, and, occasionally, Syriac and Arabic translations, this Anchor Bible Commentary volume is an exciting addition to the world-acclaimed series.

Author : Phillip Cary
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1587431378
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonah written by Phillip Cary and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth volume in a series that enlists leading theologians to interpret scripture for the twenty-first century presents a theological exegesis of Jonah.

Author : Uriel Simon
Publisher : JPS Bible Commentary
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book יונה written by Uriel Simon and published by JPS Bible Commentary. This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a scholarly introduction, extensive bibliographic and critical notes, and other explanatory material.