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Gracious and Compassionate God
Daniel Timmer
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Paperback. In this new reading of Jonah, Daniel Timmer seeks to secure the book's ongoing relevance for biblical theology and for the spiritual life. Timmer examines Jonah's historical backgrounds and Christocentric orientation, hoping to bring clarity to problems of mission and religious conversion raised by the text. Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
The book of Jonah is full of surprises, and this is no less true for us today than it was for its original readers. How is it possible that a city like Nineveh would repent? Why does Jonah seem so out of touch with the God who calls him to act as a prophet? And the end of the book asks readers the same question that God poses to Jonah: to what extent is their character truly in accord with that of the God whom they claim to serve? At the same time, Jonah centres on the grand theme of ... Read more
The book of Jonah is full of surprises, and this is no less true for us today than it was for its original readers. How is it possible that a city like Nineveh would repent? Why does Jonah seem so out of touch with the God who calls him to act as a prophet? And the end of the book asks readers the same question that God poses to Jonah: to what extent is their character truly in accord with that of the God whom they claim to serve? At the same time, Jonah centres on the grand theme of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
New Studies in Biblical Theology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844744992
SKU
V9781844744992
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