The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus

The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus was primarily conditioned by the general context of Theodoret’s own life, and it was, therefore, directed to his contemporaries with the desire to help them fight prejudice and religious narrow-mindedness. The Book of Jonah is for Theodoret a...

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Subtitles:Die Rezeptionsgechichte des Jona-Buches in christlicher Literatur
Main Author: Radic, Dragan (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Dehoniane 2020
In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-100
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jonah / Reception / Theodoretus, Cyrrhensis 393-466
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Theodoret of Cyrus
B Book of Jonah
B Biblical Theology
B Reception History
B Biblical Interpretation
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Summary:The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus was primarily conditioned by the general context of Theodoret’s own life, and it was, therefore, directed to his contemporaries with the desire to help them fight prejudice and religious narrow-mindedness. The Book of Jonah is for Theodoret a perfect example of how God’s mercy cannot and should not be privatized for a single individual, since God is the one who determines the plan and the way of his action in the world.
ISSN:1120-4001
Contains:Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi