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Jonah in the Shadows of Eden

By Berger , Yitzhak

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780253021298, 9780253021410, 0253021413
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2367732 bytes)
Series
Indiana studies in biblical literature
Pages
xviii, 149 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

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.;Escape to Eden -- Wrathful moralist -- Peaceful dove -- A song of thanks in waters of Eden -- Nautical and hermeneutical dilemmas. Escape to Eden -- Wrathful moralist -- Peaceful dove -- A song of thanks in waters of Eden -- Nautical and hermeneutical dilemmas.

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