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The Message of Jonah
About this book
The 'great fish' has probably made Jonah the best known of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. The book bearing his name, comprising just 48 verses, has tantalized and intrigued its readers throughout the ages.However, undue preoccupation with the fish may cause us to miss what is actually going on in this narrative. Although the story of Jonah seems fairly straightforward on the surface, Rosemary Nixon explores its fascinating complexity to show how the author grapples with conflicting perceptions of God. While we might question some of the story's extra-ordinary features, we ourselves are also questioned by the God who called Jonah, and challenged to hear His word afresh.The Bible Speaks Today series covers every book of the Old and New Testaments, as well as Bible themes that run through the whole of Scripture. These revised editions are redesigned inside and out and have been sensitively updated with contemporary language and Bible translations to help you follow, study and teach the Bible in today's world.
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Table of contents
- General preface
- Author’s preface
- Chief abbreviations
- Select bibliography
- The Hands of God
- Introduction
- 1. The literary genre of Jonah
- Jonah 1:1–3
- Jonah 1:4–8
- Jonah 1:9–16
- Jonah 1:17 – 2:10
- Jonah 2:1–10
- Jonah 3:1–10
- Jonah 4:1–11
- 9. The repentance of Nineveh and the people of God
- Appendices
- Map of places relevant to the book of Jonah
- Notes
- NIV Bible Speaks Today
- The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament series
- The Bible Speaks Today: New Testament series
- The Bible Speaks Today: Bible Themes series