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Obadiah’s oracle against Edom. Jonah’s mission to the city of Nineveh. Micah’s message to Samaria and Jerusalem. The texts of these minor but important prophets receive a fresh and penetrating analysis in this introduction and commentary. The authors consider each book’s historical setting, composition, structure and authorship, as well as important themes and issues. Each book is then expounded...
book of Jonah adopted one of three approaches. The noun qîqāyôn was either translated by the Greek or Latin words for (1) a gourd or (2) an ivy, or alternatively, (3) it was merely transliterated, with no attempt being made to specify the nature of the plant. In the sixteenth century two further solutions were suggested: (1) a castor-oil plant (or ricinus) and (2) a vine. Finally, because of the difficulties surrounding the translation of qîqāyôn, a number of modern translations use the general designation
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