RT Book
T1 Jonah in the shadows of Eden
T2 Indiana studies in biblical literature
A1 Berger, Yitzhak
LA English
PP Bloomington Indianapolis
PB Indiana University Press
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1761581228
AB Escape to Eden -- Wrathful moralist -- Peaceful dove -- A song of thanks in waters of Eden -- Nautical and hermeneutical dilemmas.
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-134) and indexes
CN BS1605.52
K1 Bible : Jonah : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible : Jonah : Theology
K1 Bible
K1 Paradise : Judaism
K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Studies ; Prophets
K1 RELIGION ; Biblical Commentary ; Old Testament
K1 Theology
K1 Criticism, interpretation, etc