Lessing, R. Reed 1959-.

Jonah / R. Reed Lessing. - St. Louis, MO : Concordia Pub. House, c2007. - xlii, 451 p ; 26 cm. - Concordia commentary .

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxii-xlii) and indexes.

The genre of Jonah -- Jonah : fact or fiction? -- The date of writing -- Jonah as satire with irony -- The narrative and its structure -- The history of interpretation -- Jonah and Noah -- Jonah and Elijah -- Jonah's place in the Book of the Twelve -- Themes in Jonah -- The text of Jonah.

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Bible.--Jonah--Commentaries.

BS1605.53 / .L47 2007

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