Jonah
A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
Published on 28. November 2023
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-300-20667-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 analyses of the story in religious traditions, art and literature, and popular culture.
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 analyses of the story in religious traditions, art and literature, and popular culture.
Reviews / Votes
"Every work on Jonah at any level should engage this new standard commentary and use it as a guide for the multiple and fruitful ways to explore the book."-Brad E. Kelle, Religious Studies ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
678 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-20667-8 (9780300206678)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rhiannon Graybill is professor of religious studies and Marcus M. & Carole M. Weinstein and Gilbert M. & Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Richmond. John Kaltner is associate professor of religious studies and Virginia Ballou McGehee Professor of Muslim-Christian Relations at Rhodes College. Steven L. McKenzie is professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College.