As part of my long-term research on the relative clause in Hebrew (see my book in the sidebar), I mulled over the variation of אשׁר and שׁ in the book many, many times. I felt like I had most of the pieces, but there was a critical perspective missing (communication accommodation theory — thanks, Alex!). This is perhaps the most wonderful benefit of teaching—learning from a sharp student. My co-author studied with me at U of T for only a year, but in that time he not only provided me with the key to sorting out the Jonah problem, he wrote an excellent paper on Ezekiel, which is also in press as a joint article with another excellent young scholar, Peter Bekins.
Anyway, Alex’s and my article on Jonah just came out in VT and here it is.
October 15, 2016 at 6:22 am
Enjoyed the article — makes good sense to me! Also appreciated the cameo appearance of fn. 3: that analysis also makes me re-think the way I understand לנו in 1:7 & 8!
October 15, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Thanks for the kind shout out. Believe me, I learned the most! Happy to see the article in print.
October 15, 2016 at 3:37 pm
It’s the first time that VT hasn’t alerted me to an article’s imminent appearance. A bit strange.