Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer - Jonah Through the Centuries

Series Editors: Ian Boxall, Andrew Mein, Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Founding Editors: John Sawyer, Christopher Rowland, David M. Gunn

John Through the Centuries

Mark Edwards

Revelation Through the Centuries

Judith Kovacs and Christopher Rowlands

Judges Through the Centuries

David M. Gunn

Exodus Through the Centuries

Scott M. Langston

Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries

Eric S. Christianson

Esther Through the Centuries

Jo Carruthers

Psalms Through the Centuries:

Volume I

Susan Gillingham

Galatians Through the Centuries

John Riches

Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries

Jay Twomey

1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries

Anthony C. Thiselton

Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries

Richard Coggins and Jin H. Han

Lamentations Through the Centuries

Paul M. Joyce and Diana Lipton

James Through the Centuries

David Gowler

The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries

Heidi J. Hornik and Mikael C. Parsons

Chronicles Through the Centuries

Blaire French

Isaiah Through the Centuries

John F.A Sawyer

Psalms Through the Centuries:

Volume II

Susan Gillingham

Matthew Through the Centuries

Ian Boxall

Jonah Through the Centuries

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

This edition first published 2022

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Names: Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia, 1969- author. Title: Jonah through the centuries / Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer. Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | Summary: “The reception history of the book of Jonah offers a rich web of interpretations. This brief introduction outlines some of the key interpretative trends in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and secular readings”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2021021853 (print) | LCCN 2021021854 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118973349 (hardback) | ISBN 9781118973318 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118973325 (epub) | ISBN 9781118973332 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Jonah--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Classification: LCC BS1605.52 .T54 2022 (print) | LCC BS1605.52 (ebook) | DDC 224/.9206--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021853LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021854

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2 Series page Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries Series Editors: Ian Boxall, Andrew Mein, Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer Founding Editors: John Sawyer, Christopher Rowland, David M. Gunn John Through the Centuries Mark Edwards Revelation Through the Centuries Judith Kovacs and Christopher Rowlands Judges Through the Centuries David M. Gunn Exodus Through the Centuries Scott M. Langston Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries Eric S. Christianson Esther Through the Centuries Jo Carruthers Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume I Susan Gillingham Galatians Through the Centuries John Riches Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries Jay Twomey 1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries Anthony C. Thiselton Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries Richard Coggins and Jin H. Han Lamentations Through the Centuries Paul M. Joyce and Diana Lipton James Through the Centuries David Gowler The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries Heidi J. Hornik and Mikael C. Parsons Chronicles Through the Centuries Blaire French Isaiah Through the Centuries John F.A Sawyer Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume II Susan Gillingham Matthew Through the Centuries Ian Boxall Jonah Through the Centuries Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

3 Title Page Jonah Through the Centuries Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

4 Copyright

5 Author’s Preface

6 Introduction

7 Jonah 1

8 Jonah 2

9 Jonah 3

10 Jonah 4

11 Conclusion

12 Biography

13 Bibliography

14 Index of Biblical Texts

15 General Index

16 Index of Authors

17 End User License Agreement

1 Jonah 1FIGURE 1 Illustrations of the Jonah narrative in Härkeberga...FIGURE 2 The Catacomb of Saint Peter and Saint Marcellino...FIGURE 3 Sarcophagus, The Lateran Museum, Rome...