Resources for the Book of Jonah

(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

Introductions, Overviews & General Resources: o Jonah at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CDROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site. o Book of Jonah, Wikipedia. o Book of Jonah, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910. o Jonas from the Catholic Encyclopedia. o Introduction to the Book of Jonah, New American Bible. o Introduction, Outline and Bibliography by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation. o The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Jonah. o Jonah from Aaron Rittmaster's Hebrew Prophets Web. o Bible Basics (Jonah) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words) o Walking Through the Bible: Obadiah, Jonah, Micah. o Biblenotes summary: Jonah. Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.: o Jonah, Geneva Study Bible, 1599. o Jonah, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. o Jonah, Wesley's Notes, c 1760. o Jonah, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871. o Jonah, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917. o "Life and Literature of the Late Period," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968. o Study on Jonah by Hampton Keathley, IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation. o Book of the Twelve, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament. o Jonah: Study Notes. Detailed commentary and discussion, Tim Bulkeley, University of Auckland. o The Book of Jonah, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com. o Jonah, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition. o Free Bible Commentary, Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Micah, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University. Articles and Background: o "Jonah: Deliverance and the Sovereignty of God," Donn K. Rojeski, Direction, 1982. o "Conversation Analysis and the Book of Jonah: A Conversation," by Cynthia L. Miller, Kenneth M. Craig, Jr., and Raymond F. Person, Jr. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures Volume 1 (1997). o "Living the Mystery: Images of Jonah Invite Us into a Deeper Experience of Easter," David L. Miller, The Lutheran, April 1999. Study Guide for this article. o "Narrative and Paradox in Jonah," David Lillegard, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed) o "The Sign of Jonah," James T. Dennison Jr., in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed) o Nineveh On-Line. Contemporary Nineveh and Assyria. o o o Assyrian artifacts at Chicago's Oriental Institute. (Includes a QuickTime virtual reality museum tour.) "Jonah's Message of Forgiveness," Janet Howe Gaines, SBL Forum, 2005. "Jonah and Genre," Steven McKenzie, Bible and Interpretation , 2005.

Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. o Biddle, Mark E., "Obadiah - Jonah - Micah in Canonical Context: The Nature of Prophetic Literature and Hermeneutics," Interpretation, 2007. (See alsoInterpretation, April, 2007 issue focus: The Book of the Twelve.)
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Fretheim, Terence E., "The Exaggerated God of Jonah," Word & World, 2007.
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Green, Barbara, "Beyond Messages: How Meaning Emerges from Our Reading of Jonah," Word & World, 2007.
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Handy, Lowell K., "Of Captains and Kings: A Preliminary Socio-Historical Approach to Jonah," Biblical Research, 2004.
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Kaiser, Barbara Kaiser, "Five Scholars in the Underbelly of the DAG GADOL: An Aqua-Fantasy," Word & World, 2007.
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Kim, Hyun Chul Paul, "Jonah Read Intertextually," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2007.
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Limburg, James W., " Marc Chagall's Jonah Drawings: The Bible as Picture Book,"Word & World, 2007.
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Ludwig, Frieder, "Jonah's Mission: Intercultural and Interreligious Perspectives,"Word & World, 2007.
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Work, Telford, "Converting God's Friends: From Jonah to Jesus," Word & World, 2007.
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Reviews: o Review: Yvonne Sherwood, A Biblical Text and its Afterlives: the Survival of Jonah in Western Culture. (Cambridge University Press, 2000) Reviews by George M. Landes and Tod Linafelt in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. o Review: Uriel Simon, Jonah. (The Jewish Publication Society, 1999/01) Review by David Marcus in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. o Review: Eugene F. Roop, Ruth, Jonah, Esther. (Herald, 2002) Review by Marjo Korpel in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. o Reviews: Ehud Ben Zvi, The Signs of Jonah: Reading and Rereading in Ancient Yehud. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2003) Reviews by Aaron Schart, Kenneth Craig, Michael H Floyd, and Christopher Heard in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. o Review: Janet Howe Gaines, Forgiveness in a Wounded World: Jonah's Dilemma. Brill, 2003. Review by Thomas Bolin, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. o Review: Rosemary Nixon, The Message of Jonah: Presence in the Storm. InterVarsity, 2003. Review by Jerry W Peele in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004. o Review: Albert Kamp, David Orton, Translator, Inner Worlds: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to the Book of Jonah. Brill, 2004. Review by Ehud Ben Zvi,Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.

Review: Barbara Green, Jonah's Journeys. Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by J.h. LeRoux, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. o Review: Robert Chisholm, A Workbook for Intermediate Hebrew: Grammar, Exegesis and Commentary on Jonah and Ruth . Review by Stefan Fischer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. o Review: T.A. Perry, The Honeymoon Is Over: Jonah's Argument with God . Hendrickson, 2006. Review by Michael H. Floyd, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. o Review: W. Dennis Tucker, Jonah: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text. Baylor University Press, 2006. Review by Karl Mller, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008. With Children: o "A Fishy Tale," Steven Wilson, The Children's Chapel. Drama: o "Hey Joe!" Robin & Delwyn McKenzie, dramatix. o "Dr. Cold Bath," Derek Wenmoth, dramatix. o "Jonah and the Psychiatrist," Kevin Penner, dramatix. o "Dragnet: Fugitive," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix. o "The Ambiguity Zone," Christin Kuck, dramatix. o "Jonah and the Whale," Ed and Zach Deforest, dramatix. o "Trust in a Trunk," Ryne Mimbs, dramatix. o "I Was Once Caught by a Fish THIS Big," J. Walker, www.dramamission.com o Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance: o Jonah The Text This Week's links and resources to information about the Hebrew Prophets.