Jonah chapter 2 is basically the prayer that Jonah says from the belly of the great fish. In it he “rehearses” to Yahweh the events that have led up to his rescue. Now some of these events were things that he… Read More ›
Old Testament Exegesis
Jonah – a Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters – Part Two
This article is a continuation of what I hope will be a series of articles exploring the possibility that the first two chapters of Jonah (or, more accurately, Jonah 1:1-3:2) constitute a chiasm. The centre of the proposed chiasm is… Read More ›
Jonah – A Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters (Part 1)
I have been looking at chiastic structures in Jonah, and am currently investigating the possibility that the first two chapters (or more precisely, Jonah 1:1 – 3:2) constitute a fairly large single chiasm. In this first article on this topic,… Read More ›
Lazarus and Absalom – an Inter-textual reading
This is an article I wrote a long time ago, (and which is probably in need of revising at some stage!) It is basically an attempt to show that the events described in the Old Testament account of Absalom’s… Read More ›
Jonah and Nineveh
I recently attended a Biblical Hebrew workshop based on the text of the book of Jonah, and this reminded me of an article I prepared some time ago based on James Jordan’s most helpful insights into this book. The article originally appeared… Read More ›
