The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus
The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus was primarily conditioned by the general context of Theodoret’s own life, and it was, therefore, directed to his contemporaries with the desire to help them fight prejudice and religious narrow-mindedness. The Book of Jonah is for Theodoret a...
| Subtitles: | Die Rezeptionsgechichte des Jona-Buches in christlicher Literatur |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Ed. Dehoniane
2020
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| In: |
Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-100 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jonah
/ Reception
/ Theodoretus, Cyrrhensis 393-466
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Theodoret of Cyrus
B Book of Jonah B Biblical Theology B Reception History B Biblical Interpretation |
| Summary: | The reception of the Book of Jonah by Theodoret of Cyrus was primarily conditioned by the general context of Theodoret’s own life, and it was, therefore, directed to his contemporaries with the desire to help them fight prejudice and religious narrow-mindedness. The Book of Jonah is for Theodoret a perfect example of how God’s mercy cannot and should not be privatized for a single individual, since God is the one who determines the plan and the way of his action in the world. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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