Jonah an earth Bible commentary
"Jione Havea analyses the Book of Jonah through the lens of climate change, using this present situation to reconsider the significance of Jonah for contemporary struggles and contexts, and tapping into traditional practices of commentary to draw out the meaning of the biblical text. Havea take...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, England London :
T & T Clark Ltd. ; Bloomsbury Publishing
2020
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| Series: | Earth Bible commentary series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Jione Havea analyses the Book of Jonah through the lens of climate change, using this present situation to reconsider the significance of Jonah for contemporary struggles and contexts, and tapping into traditional practices of commentary to draw out the meaning of the biblical text. Havea takes Jonah 3:10 as a starting point, in which God repents and rethinks (decides not to destroy), taking this as a challenge and an opportunity for biblical scholars to reflect on the realities of climate change. Havea builds on this opportunity in two ways: first, by reading Jonah forward, giving special attention to the orientation of the narrative toward the sea and Nineveh, and then backward, highlighting the significance of sea and (is)land lives to the flow of the narrative. Second, by looking at the other figures in the narrative, rather than focusing on the narrator's obsession with Jonah and his God. Havea reminds readers that the fish, plant, worm and other beasts are also crucial in this narrative, and considers how this can change our reading of the text."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780567674562 0567674568 9780567693778 0567693775 9780567674555 056767455X |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9780567674562 |