Old Testament · Minor Prophets
Jonah
Jonah runs from a call to preach to Nineveh, is brought back through a storm and a great fish, preaches, and then resents God's mercy toward a city he wanted judged.
- Authorship
- The book is written about Jonah son of Amittai rather than by a named author.
- Historical setting
- Israel and the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
- Key themes
- Mercy beyond Israel · Running from God · Repentance · A prophet's hard heart
- Where it sits in the story
- The Old Testament's plainest picture of God's compassion for outsiders, and a sign Jesus applies to himself.
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