Jonah: Old Testament Library [OTL] (Paperback)
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Jonah: Old Testament Library [OTL] (Paperback)   -     By: James Limburg

Jonah: Old Testament Library [OTL] (Paperback)

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In Jonah [OTL], James Limburg examines Jonah with several questions in mind: How did the story originate? What is its place in the Bible? How did the New Testament understand the story? How has the story been understood in Judaism and in Islam? What might it mean for people today? And what does it have to say about God, about the human condition, and even about God and nature? In reviewing the book, Limburg gives special attention to the many contributions of artists, musicians, painters, and sculptors who, he says, may have been the best interpreters of Jonah. He also keeps in mind the literary dimension of the text and takes great care to follow the divisions of the book as they were defined by Jewish scribal tradition.


About the Old Testament Library Series:
The Old Testament Library is one of the most respected commentary series produced in the last 50 years. As with any series that reaches this level of respectability, it is comprehensive in scope while acknowledging that it is not exhaustive. Introductory matters cover historical concerns, cultural issues, the reception of the text, the integrity of the text, and other interpretive issues.

Each commentary provides a verse-by-verse analysis of critical exegetical matters that are then synthesized into a progressively building understanding of the text and interpretation. This includes analysis of problems in history, word meaning, syntactical and grammatical issues, text history, and many other exegetically relevant issues. Nevertheless, despite the breadth of their scope, volumes in teh series remain relatively compact in comparison to series who share its aims and scope.

Key Elements
  • Audience: Students, Pastors, and Scholars
  • Perspective: Moderate/Liberal (See Author)
  • Scripture: Inspired
  • General Acceptance of Higher Critical authorship theories, and the reader should be familiar with these type of textual criticism
  • Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary, but a willingness to engage concepts from it will be necessary.

Product Information

Title: Jonah: Old Testament Library [OTL] (Paperback)
By: James Limburg
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1993
Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 7 ounces
ISBN: 0664228526
ISBN-13: 9780664228521
Series: Old Testament Library
Stock No: WW228521

Publisher's Description

In this volume, now available in a
new casebound edition, James
Limburg examines Jonah with several
questions in mind: How did the story
originate? What is its place in the
Bible? How did the New Testament
understand the story? How has the
story been understood in Judaism and
in Islam? What might t mean for people
today? And what does it have to say
about God, about the human
condition, and even about God and
nature? In reviewing the book, Limburg
gives special attention to the many
contributions of artists, musicians,
painters, and sculptors who, he says,
may have been the best interpreters of
Jonah. He also keeps in mind literary
dimension of the text and takes great
care to follow the divisions of the book
as they were defined by Jewish scribal
tradition.

The Old
Testament Library
provides fresh
and authoritative treatments of
important aspects of Old Testament
study through commentaries and
general surveys. The Contributors are
scholars of international standing.

Author Bio

James Limburg is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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