About the book of jonah

The supposed legendary character of some of the events e. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. The story of a fish swallowing a man and the man living sounds impossible, and since most liberal scholars deny the possibility of the supernatural, they reject the book of jonah as anything but a fairy tale. But, the prophet jonah s account of remarkable experiences with storms at sea, being eaten by. Book of jonah, also spelled jonas, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the.

Watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Jonahs voyage to atlantis comic book by philip kosloski. This is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah. Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that jonah is the author of the book, and there is no persuasive reason to theorize about an unknown author. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle.

Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah son. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. He went down to joppa and found a ship going to tarshish. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. Go at once to nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it. A subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt. Firstly the book of jonah is a proof of gods unlimited grace and mercy not only for his earthly people israel but also for the impious heathen city of nineveh.

Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. In the works of some recent catholic writers there is a leaning to regard the book as fiction. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The book of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. The first church i pastored was in a rural country church. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt either the inspiration or the historical veracity of the book. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible.

Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. If you have ever attended church, sunday school, or bedtime story sessions as a child, you have likely heard about the story in the book of jonah at some point. For israel or the jews, respectively, this was very difficult to understand for they considered only themselves as gods. Catholics have always looked upon the book of jonah as a factnarrative. Jonah, whose name means dove, lived in gathhepher, located just north of nazareth, during the reign of jeroboam ii in the. But, the prophet jonahs account of remarkable experiences with storms at sea, being eaten by. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king james. It is an important book to both religious traditions christianity and jewish. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics.

He flees from god, swallowed by a fish repented and thrown out of the belly of fish and out of the sea. It shows that god has given these people repentance for life. Jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. Introduction jonah is one of the most ridiculed books by liberal scholars. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Jonah and the whale is a favorite story among children.

Here are 10 valuable lessons gleaned from jonahs encounter with the great fish and the. A book for jonah alvin independent school district. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. It may be read as an allegory, one of sin and repentance, with gods loving mercy and forgiveness.

This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. The book of jonah seems like christian bookstore fiction with cool, edgy sex and swearing. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. However, after setting aside the clumsy, uneven way the book tried to echo the biblical story, i attempted to read the novel on its own terms. Jonah berger is a marketing professor at the wharton school at the university of pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of contagious, invisible influence, and the catalyst. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. According to the opening verse, jonah is the son of amittai.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of jonah. The historicity and assyrian background of the book of. Apr 04, 2020 of the twelve minor prophets, the book that has been consistently pondered and examined with much fascination is the book of jonah. Of the twelve minor prophets, the book that has been consistently pondered and examined with much fascination is the book of jonah.

Jonah is the central character in the book of jonah, in which god commands him to go to the city of nineveh to prophesy against it for their great wickedness is come up before me, but jonah instead attempts to flee from the presence of the lord by going to jaffa and sailing to tarshish. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh, and in christian tradition as oi dodeka prophetai or ton dodekapropheton, greek for the twelve prophets. So instead, jonah ran away from god and went in a ship towards the west. Book of jonah read, study bible verses online bible study tools. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. Jonah 1 niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible.

Mar 16, 2019 written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Jonah flees from the lord the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. A comic book inspired by ancient legends, myths and j. The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself. This old testament book describes at least part of the ministry of a prophet called jonah, the only prophet who attempted to run away from god. The main theme of the book of jonah is gods sovereignty over all people and his divine plan to extend his gift of mercy and salvation beyond israel to include the gentile nations. Book of jonah lesson 1 welcome to the study of the book of jonah. Jonah is portrayed as a recalcitrant prophet who flees from gods summons to prophesy against the wickedness of the city of nineveh.

Unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. The book of jonah is a remarkable story perhaps best known for the stubbornness of a prophet, the great fish that swallows and then regurgitates jonah, the conversion of the whole city of nineveh, and the rapid growth and death of a gourd. Oct 23, 2012 this is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah. Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. The book of jonah is unique among the books of the prophets.

Its treatment of that mission is thus similar to the accounts of the ministries of elijah and elisha found in 1,2 kings. The book of jonah presents a beautiful type of the resurrection of christ from the dead. Which is a bummer because the concept of a modern day retelling of jonah fascinated me. Many have questioned whether the book of jonah is historical.

All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. Scientists are doing research to find a cure for the disease. Apart from the hymn ascribed to jonah ii, 211 the contents of the book are prose. Nineveh was the main city of the assyrians who were the enemies of jonah s country of israel. This is attributed to its mythical imagery, which illustrates the prophets journey to the land of nineveh. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. Intro to jonah biblica the international bible society. The holy bible book 32 jonah kjv dramatized audio youtube. I came across a very similar spirit in the church he was pastoring. The audience of the book of jonah was the people of israel and all future readers of the bible and, typically, prophets issued warnings or gave instructions to the people of israel. Apr 12, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. The book of jonah, containing the wellknown story of jonah in the stomach of a fish for three days, is a narrative about. Unpublished class notes in 103 introduction to hebrew exegesis.

Jonah, however, started out to flee to tarshish from the lords service. Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah. A book for jonah 1 a sixyearold boy named dylan siegel wanted to help his friend jonah, who has a rare liver disease. Jan 21, 2014 a major literary debut, an epic tale of love, failure, and unexpected faith set in new york, amsterdam, and las vegas the modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young manhattan lawyer named jonah jacobstein. Dylan told his parents that he wanted to raise money to help pay for research.

He had a very narrow view of the scope of gods mercy. Philip kosloski is raising funds for jonahs voyage to atlantis comic book on kickstarter. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who. Book of jonah simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dive into an intriguing tale of mercy in the book of jonah. The book starts with gods order to jonah to go and preach the people of nineveh but he was reluctant because they were his enemies and further thinking that they wont repent. Hes a worldrenowned expert on social influence, word of mouth, and why products, ideas, and behaviors catch on and has published over 50 papers in toptier academic journals. Nineveh was the main city of the assyrians who were the enemies of jonahs country of israel. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. Jonahs disease is so uncommon that only one in every million people have it. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. H people were curious about dylans favorite activities.

Though some modernists argue that the concept of a bodily resurrection of christ from the dead was unknown in old testament times, jesus demonstrated otherwise. Jonah was a dyed in the wool hebrew, proud and patriotic. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. He is the central figure of the book of jonah, in which he is called upon by god to travel to nineveh and warn its residents of impending divine wrath.