Assyrian Nobles and the Book of Jonah by Paul J. N. Lawrence

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A Biblical Story of Conversion: the Book of Jonah by Grazia Papola

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Conversation Analysis and the Book of Jonah: A Conversation by Cynthia L. Miller, Kenneth M. Craig Jr., Raymond F. Person Jr.

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Not The Nineveh, But Jonah: Exploring God’s Mercy in The Book of Jonah by Sia Kok Sin

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The symbolic meaning of the number of days mentioned in the book of Jonah by Jo-Marí Schäder

“…Contribution: This article contributes to the ongoing critical scholarship of the book of Jonah. In this article the interpretation of time in relation to the number of days mentioned in the book of Jonah is revisited and it is argued that the days should be understood symbolically and not literally. …”
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Jonah 4:11 and the Metaprophetic Character of the Book of Jonah by Ehud Ben Zvi

“…The present study reaffirms the double ending, and above all, double reading of the book of Jonah. This double reading contributed much to the metaprophetic character of the book of Jonah, by which I mean, a book that—within the discourse of the relevant historical literati—provided a key for, and reflected an understanding of prophetic literature.…”
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Eternal Delight and Deliciousness: The Book of Jonah After Ten Years by Thomas M. Bolin

“…The first part of this article reviews significant scholarly contributions on the Book of Jonah for the last ten years. Looking specifically at the work of Serge Frolov, Yvonne Sherwood, Ehud Ben Zvi, Lowell Handy and T.A. …”
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“And Many Beasts” (Jonah 4:11): The Function and Status of Animals in the Book of Jonah by Yael Shemesh

“…This article examines the special role and function of animals in the book of Jonah. Throughout the book, all elements of creation (natural forces, flora and fauna) serve as emissaries of the Lord. …”
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A Prophetic Reflection on Divine Forgiveness: The Integration of the Book of Jonah into the Book of the Twelve by Jakob Wöhrle

“…It has often been recognized that the book of Jonah as well as several other passages in the Book of the Twelve are influenced by the so called "grace formula" ("Gnadenformel") from Exod 34:6-7 (Joel 2:12-14; Jon 3:9; 4:2; Mic 7:18-20; Nah 1:2b, 3a; Mal 1:9a). …”
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Finding Words in the Belly of Sheol: Reading Jonah’s Lament in Contexts of Individual and Collective Trauma by L Juliana Claassens

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Review of Muldoon, Catherine L., In Defense of Divine Justice: An Intertextual Approach to the Book of Jonah (CBQMS, 47; Washington D.C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2010). by Shannon Baines

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Anti-exodus in memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” by Ephrem the Syrian by Sofia Fomicheva

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Jonah, Nahum, and the Book of the Twelve: A Response to Jakob Wöhrle by Klaas Spronk

“…In discussion with Wöhrle's analysis in the previous article of this set, it is maintained that both the book of Jonah and the book of Nahum should be read as a unit. …”
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Acting queerly: Jonah as the implicated subject and vulnerability by G.F. Snyman

“… The article poses the following question: how is queerness implicated in the Book of Jonah? Queerness is viewed more in the light of politics than identity, defining the term more in relation to power and the questioning of power than in the light of gender and sexuality. …”
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Знак пророка Јоне by Vladislav Topalović

“…In the Christian exegesis, the Book of Jonah often served as the basis of anti-Jewish interpretations. …”
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Undercurrents in Jonah by James Robson

“…On the surface, the book of Jonah is marked by a certain literary simplicity and apparent artlessness. …”
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Undercurrents in Jonah by Robson, J

“…On the surface, the book of Jonah is marked by a certain literary simplicity and apparent artlessness. …”

Jonah in 20th Century Literature by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

“…The biblical book of Jonah has been the subject of multiple literary retellings, ranging from individual poems to whole novels and theatrical dramas. …”
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The cultural looking glass by Lukito, Gabriella

“…A series of concept art which take three famous stories and re-imagines them into different cultures: African Book of Jonah, Mayan Journey to the West and Japanese Trojan War.…”
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The Unlikely Malachi-Jonah Sequence (4QXIIa) by Philippe Guillaume

“… Many studies on the formation of the collection of the Twelve Minor Prophets take for granted that the 4QXIIa manuscript provides evidence that the Book of Jonah stood at the end of a scroll of the Twelve and that this sequence could have been the original one. …”
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