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| − | Avraham and Yonah | + | There are only two places in Tanakh where a prophet intervenes to save a non-Jewish city of sinners from destructiom: the story of Avraham's prayer for Sedom and Yonah's rebuke of Nineveh.  Comparing the two stories highlights the very differing outlooks of Avraham and Yonah to the attempted salvation, raising important questions regarding sin and punishment and the desired balance between mercy and justice. |
<h2>Content Parallels</h2> | <h2>Content Parallels</h2> | ||
<p><b>Non-Jewish city at brink of destruction</b> – Both stories revolve around the imminent destruction of a city of sinners.</p> | <p><b>Non-Jewish city at brink of destruction</b> – Both stories revolve around the imminent destruction of a city of sinners.</p> | ||
| − | <p>Cry rises to heaven –  </p> | + | <p>Cry rises to heaven – </p> |
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
Version as of 22:35, 27 August 2020
Avraham and Yonah
Introduction
There are only two places in Tanakh where a prophet intervenes to save a non-Jewish city of sinners from destructiom: the story of Avraham's prayer for Sedom and Yonah's rebuke of Nineveh. Comparing the two stories highlights the very differing outlooks of Avraham and Yonah to the attempted salvation, raising important questions regarding sin and punishment and the desired balance between mercy and justice.
Content Parallels
Non-Jewish city at brink of destruction – Both stories revolve around the imminent destruction of a city of sinners.
Cry rises to heaven –
Literary Allusions
Analysis
- Degree of similarity –
- Distinctive phrases –
