Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- 15 Jeremiah and Baruch
- 16 Isaac and Rebekah
- 17 Moses and Joshua
- 18 Hannah and Samuel
- 19 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
- 20 Jonah and the Whale
- 21 Yhwh and His People
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
20 - Jonah and the Whale
The Prophets as Survival Literature
from Part III - A New Narrative
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- 15 Jeremiah and Baruch
- 16 Isaac and Rebekah
- 17 Moses and Joshua
- 18 Hannah and Samuel
- 19 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
- 20 Jonah and the Whale
- 21 Yhwh and His People
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
One day Yhwh commissions a man named Jonah to go to Nineveh, capital of the despised Assyrian Empire. We do not know where he comes from or why he is chosen for the mission; all we know is what he is told: “Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has risen up before me.” Refusing to accept the assignment, Jonah goes to the local port, buys a ticket, and boards a ship headed in the opposite direction.
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 317 - 333Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023