Jonah: An Earth Bible Commentary

By:

Havea, Jione [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Earth Bible Commentary SeriesPublication details: London T & T Clark 2020Description: 138pISBN:

9780567674548

DDC classification:

23 BC01 EA767

Summary: "Jione Havea reads Jonah through the lens of climate change, using this present reality to reconsider the significance of Jonah for contemporary struggles and contexts. Havea approaches the text 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 reminding readers that the fish, plant, worm and other beasts are also crucial in this narrative and considering how this affects our reading of the text"--

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"Jione Havea reads Jonah through the lens of climate change, using this present reality to reconsider the significance of Jonah for contemporary struggles and contexts. Havea approaches the text 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 reminding readers that the fish, plant, worm and other beasts are also crucial in this narrative and considering how this affects our reading of the text"--

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