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Jonah's world : social science and the reading of prophetic story /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Bible world (London, England)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Originally published 2007 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-199) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781315711218 1315711214 1317491270 9781317491279 1845537475 9781845537470 |