Jonah
Jonah
Technical
Critical

Jonah

in Anchor Yale Bible

by Steven L. McKenzie, C. Rhiannon Graybill, and John Kaltner

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Pages 344
Publisher Yale University Press
Published 10/10/2023
ISBN-13 9780300206678
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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