Jonah's World : Social Science and the Reading of Prophetic Story.
Title:
Jonah's World : Social Science and the Reading of Prophetic Story.
Author:
Handy, Lowell K.
ISBN:
9781317491279
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Series:
BibleWorld
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Scribe's-Eye View -- 2. An Imaginary Real World -- 3. The Divine Realm -- 4. The Human Dimension -- 5. An Unnatural Nature -- 6. A Moral Universe? -- 7. Reality as Fiction -- 8. The Story Once More -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scriptural References -- Index of Subjects.
Abstract:
The story of Jonah, often read as a simple children's story, is a multifaceted and elaborate narrative with serious intent. Treating the biblical book as a fictitious story based on real locations and recognizable persons, 'Jonah's World' examines the background to the story and draws on social science approaches to describe its imaginative world. The book explores the geography, theology, myth, human characters, natural landscape, and the ideology behind the story to uncover a vision of reality shaped by literary technique. Jonah's World will be invaluable to students and scholars seeking a new approach to the reading of this colourful text.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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