The sign of the prophet Jonah: Tracing the tradition-history of a biblical character in ancient Judaism and early Christianity.

Gregory Jenks

The sign of the prophet Jonah: Tracing the tradition-history of a biblical character in ancient Judaism and early Christianity.

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Abstract

The 'sign of the prophet Jonah' features in just a handful enigmatic sayings attributed to Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke but became a major theme in early Jewish and Christian texts, as well as within Islamic texts. This paper will examine some of the ways that the character of Jonah functioned in early Christian literature, with particular attention to Jerome's commentary on Jonah as a classic example of Christian interpretation of Jonah in the Patristic period.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	How Jonah is Interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Subtitle of host publication	Essays on the authenticity and influence of the biblical prophet.
Editors	Mishael M Caspi, John T Greene
Place of Publication	Lewiston, NY
Publisher	The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Chapter	1
Pages	1-37
Number of pages	37
ISBN (Print)	9780773439313
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Jenks, Gregory. / The sign of the prophet Jonah : Tracing the tradition-history of a biblical character in ancient Judaism and early Christianity. How Jonah is Interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Essays on the authenticity and influence of the biblical prophet.. editor / Mishael M Caspi ; John T Greene. Lewiston, NY : The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd, 2011. pp. 1-37

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The sign of the prophet Jonah : Tracing the tradition-history of a biblical character in ancient Judaism and early Christianity. / Jenks, Gregory.

How Jonah is Interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Essays on the authenticity and influence of the biblical prophet.. ed. / Mishael M Caspi; John T Greene. Lewiston, NY : The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd, 2011. p. 1-37.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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