NEW STUDIES IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY 26
Series editor: D. A. Carson
A gracious and
compassionate God
MISSION, SALVATION AND
SPIRITUALITY IN THE BOOK OF JONAH
Daniel C. Timmer
Apollos
InterVarsity Press
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS 60515
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First published 2011.
USA ISBN 978-0-8308-2627-8
UK ISBN 978-1-84474-499-2
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Timmer, Daniel C.
A gracious and compassionate God: mission, salvation and spirituality in the book of Jonah / Daniel C. Timmer.
p. cm. -- (New studies in biblical theology; 26)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8308-2627-8 (paper (usa): alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-84474-499-2 (paper (uk): alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Jonah—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.
BS1605.53.T56 2011
224’.9207--dc22
2010038280
1 The nations and mission in Jonah
Israel between universalism and mission
A definition of mission in the Old Testament
Evaluating contemporary approaches to mission
Mission and the priority of the gospel
2 Conversion and spirituality in Jonah and in biblical theology
Conversion in biblical theology and in Jonah
Conversion elsewhere in the Old Testament
Approaching conversion in Jonah
Spirituality in biblical theology and in Jonah
The possibility of a unified biblical spirituality
Approaching spirituality in Jonah
Initial identities and contrasts
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About A Gracious and Compassionate God: Mission, Salvation and Spirituality in the Book of JonahThe book of Jonah is arguably just as jarring for us as it was for the ancients. Ninevah’s repentance, Jonah’s estrangement from God and the book’s bracing moral conclusion all pose unsettling questions for today’s readers. For biblical theologians, Jonah also raises tough questions regarding mission and religious conversion. Daniel Timmer embarks on a new reading of Jonah in order to secure its ongoing relevance for biblical theology. After an examination of the book’s historical backgrounds in both Israel and Assyria, he discusses the biblical text in detail, paying special attention to redemptive history and its Christocentric orientation. He then explores the relationship between Israel and the nations—including the question of mission—and the nature of religious conversion and spirituality in the Old Testament. He concludes with an injunction for scholars and lay readers to approach Jonah as a book written to facilitate spiritual change in the reader. |
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