Jonah's Arguments with God
Retail: $24.95 Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Binding: Paperback Pages: 288 Pub Date: June 2014 ISBN: 9781619704893 ISBN-13: 9781619704893 Item Number: 704893 Categories: Biblical Studies and Interpretation; Religion and Culture Specifications | |
Product DescriptionIn this refreshing and thoughtful interpretation of the biblical book of Jonah, T. A. Perry seeks to recover the book’s prophetic thrust: how Jonah is cast out from the divine Presence and works his way back—like Elijah—in a love story of rejection and reconciliation. This book explores the role reversal of Eternity and Jonah and suggests the possibility that God can not only change his mind, but even be educated. | |
Reviews“I rejoice to see the reissue of T. A. Perry’s work on Jonah. This
volume draws deeply from the available Jonah literature but is
deft at re-presenting with a fresh and provocative twist many of
the issues to be found in the short biblical book and commentary
on it.”
“The deceptively simple tale of Jonah receives in T. A. Perry’s hands
the complex intellectual reading it deserves. With wide learning,
urbane wit, and acute sensitivity to detail, Perry asks engaging
questions that are spot-on, giving them remarkably reflective
answers that sometimes surprise and often convince. No matter
what your interest in Jonah—be it theological, moral, ecological,
or aesthetic—you will want to read this masterful book.” |