Jonah's World : Social Science and the Reading of Prophetic Story. This item is unavailable.
Language: English
Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan 2008, 2008
Series: Book 11 of 42 - BibleWorld
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Neuware - Sets out the background world for the story of Jonah. Accepting the biblical book as a fictitious short story based on 'real world' locations, this volume uses social science approaches to describe the imaginative world in which the action takes place.
Seller Inventory # 9781845531232
- Title
- Jonah's World : Social Science and the Reading of Prophetic Story
- Author
- Lowell K. Handy
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan 2008
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Buch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 184553123X
- ISBN 13
- 9781845531232
- Item weight
- 476 grams
- Dimensions
- 234x156x0 mm
- Series
- Book 11 of 42: BibleWorld
The story of Jonah, often read as a simple children's story, is a multifaceted and elaborate narrative with serious intent. Treating the biblical book as a fictitious story based on real locations and recognizable persons, 'Jonah's World' examines the background to the story and draws on social science approaches to describe its imaginative world. The book explores the geography, theology, myth, human characters, natural landscape, and the ideology behind the story to uncover a vision of reality shaped by literary technique. Jonah's World will be invaluable to students and scholars seeking a new approach to the reading of this colourful text.
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About the Author
Lowell K. Handy is employed at the American Theological Library Association, Religion Index, Chicago. His doctorate degree is from the Divinity School of University of Chicago.
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