Freedom beyond Forgiveness
The Book of Jonah Re-Examined
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1997
224 pages
978-0-567-24542-7 (ISBN)
Description
Bolin analyses biblical and extra-biblical traditions and motifs in the book of Jonah, and argues that the book's portrayal of the relationship between God and humanity, much like those of Job and Ecclesiastes, emphasizes an absolute divine sovereignty beyond human notions of mercy, justice, or forgiveness. God is understood as free to forgive, yet he still punishes, and is unfettered by the constraints imposed by attributes of benevolence. The only proper human response to God is fear at his power and acknowledgment of him as the source of welfare and woe.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-0-567-24542-7 (9780567245427)
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01/1997
Sheffield Academic Press
€262.00
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Person
Thomas Bolin is Associate Professor of Old Testament in the Department of Theology at St Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 PLOTTING A COURSE
- Pre-Modern Interpretation of the Book of Jonah
- Modern Exegesis of Jonah
- Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 2 FLIGHT AND CAPTURE (JONAH 1.1-16)
- Jonah the Son of Amittai
- Jonah 1.1-16
- Sea Storms in Ancient Literature
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3 PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE (JONAH 2.1-11)
- The Origins of Jonah's Poem
- Background Issues: The Gattung of Jonah's Poem and its Analysis as Poetry
- Jonah 2.1-11
- Jonah's Psalm and the Psalter
- The Interpretation of Jonah 2.3-10
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4 A CITY'S FATE (JONAH 3.1-10)
- Jonah 3.1-10
- Nineveh the Great City
- The Biblical Context of Divine Repentance
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5 THE MESSENGER AND THE MESSAGE (JONAH 4.1-11)
- Jonah 4.1-11
- The Divine Attribute Tradition in the Hebrew Bible
- Jonah's Wish for Death
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6 CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Jonah and its Israelite Context
- The Theological Perspective of Jonah
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- V
- W
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