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The eloquent and uncompromising calls for social righteousness by some of the Minor Prophets are familiar to many, yet the writings themselves are probably the least studied and least known texts of the Old Testament. Those who are familiar with these books are also aware of the historical and literary problems that plague their study. Drawing on insights from various perspectives—theological,...

INTRODUCTION 1. LITERARY GENRE It is obvious to the most casual reader of the Minor Prophets that the book of Jonah is quite different from the rest. The others are collections of oracles; in Jonah there occurs only one prophetic oracle, consisting of five words in the original. It is a different kind of literature from the others. There are many different literary types in the OT, including laments, love songs, parables, apocalypses, and histories. Into what category does Jonah fall? This is not
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