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Jonah : the traditional Hebrew text with the new JPS translation / commentary by Uriel Simon ; translated from the Hebrew by Lenn J. Schramm. - Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1999. - xliii, 52 pages ; 26 cm. - JPS Bible commentary . - JPS Bible commentary. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52).

The command and its violation -- In the storm-tossed ship: The sailors' fear of the Lord versus Jonah's rebellion -- In the belly of the fish: Submission -- The repeated injunction and its fulfillment -- In doomed Nineveh: The repentance of the sinners -- Outside the pardoned city: Jonah's second rebellion -- East of Nineveh: Acquiescence.

"Based on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a scholarly introduction, extensive bibliographic and critical notes, and other explanatory material."-- publisher description.


Jonah in English and Hebrew with commentary in English.

ISBN: 0827606729 9780827606722

LCCN: 99028376

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Jonah--Commentaries.
Bible.--Jonah --Old Testament.--Commentaries.
Bible.--Jonah.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jona (bijbelboek)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Commentaries.

LC Class. No.: BS1602 / .S56 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 224/.92077