Shades of Green — or Grey? Towards an Ecological Interpretation of Jonah 4:6-11
In: Old Testament Essays, Jg. 30 (2016), Heft 2, S. 459-477
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Most scholars who have attempted ecological interpretations of the Jonah narrative regard Jonah 4:6-11, especially the reference to the animals of Nineveh in 4:11, as an obvious starting point for a retrieval of ecological wisdom in the narrative. A notable exception is the Green Bible team, who selected, and printed in green, more than a thousand biblical passages which, in their view, support the aims and principles of creation care, including five passages from the Jonah narrative. However, not a single verse in Jonah ch. 4 is printed in green. A number of scholars indeed argue that no ecological wisdom can be retrieved from the passage under discussion, particularly 4:11, because the reference to animals is made in the context of forthcoming sacrifices from the newly pardoned, grateful Ninevites. Ehud Ben Zvi contends that a double reading of 4:11 is possible. This study argues that the work of Ben Zvi provides an angle from which more nuanced ecological readings of the Jonah narrative can be done.
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Shades of Green — or Grey? Towards an Ecological Interpretation of Jonah 4:6-11
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Schalk Van Heerden |
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Zeitschrift: | Old Testament Essays, Jg. 30 (2016), Heft 2, S. 459-477 |
Veröffentlichung: | Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1010-9919 (print) ; 2312-3621 (print) |
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