The books of joel, obadiah, jonah, and micah the new international commentary on the old testament leslie c. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. Watch free bible videos on different books and themes of the bible from bibleproject. Jonah started out and made his way into the city the distance of one days walk, and proclaimed. Shipmates, this book, containing only four chaptersfour yarnsis one of the smallest strands in the mighty cable of the scriptures.
Here we see that the wind and waves served as gods servants to disturb the sleeping prophet. This little roll of four short chapters has given rise to almost as much discussion and difference of opinion as the first four chapters of genesis. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen.
Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Yet what depths of the soul does jonahs deep sealine sound. Bibles for israel and the messianic bible project are ministries of messianic jewish bible society, a nonprofit 501c3 charity. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point, only to be swallowed by a great fish and dumped back at this starting point 2. In their simplest form, the twentyfour books of the jewish bible the tanach present a history of the first 3500 years from creation until the building of the second temple in jerusalem. Old testament the bible project videos we want to help you to read through the bible without getting lost or giving up. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 117 hamilton, victor p.
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. Jonah went at once to nineveh in accordance with the lords command. The hebrew term translated hurled or flung is the same word used when king saul cast the javelin at young david. For beginners of any age who have learned to write and pronounce hebrew, it is a copybook with which to cement reading and writing skills and gain a. Free bible resources, bible videos, and bible study tools. Hebrew ot transliteration holy name kjv yonah jonah 1.
The hebrew text of jonah is presented and accompanied by links to the entire book of jonah being read aloud in modern israeli hebrew pronunciation. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Fun for kids to print and test their knowledge of the prophet jonah. The following section contains audio and textual resources specific to the book of jonah. After more than two decades of work, a new hebrew bible to rival the king james. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Understanding and teaching the bible can be hard work so it feels like a win to find a resource that can help us do it well. The book of jonah finally, the whale story posted on august 4, 20 by virgowriter one of things i enjoyed about graduate school the first time around, when i got an ma in english was that i was finally positioned to read some of the cornerstones of english literaturemany of which i. Tim mackie phd in hebrew bible, bibleproject cofounder. Jonah the author of the book of jonah was believed to be the jonah himself. This series has a video for every old testament book of the bible that outlines its literary design. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Relationships between jonah and the story of the bible. 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.
A subversive story about a rebellious prophet who hates his god for loving his enemies. It was republished in bible history daily on september 20, 2015. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. Nineveh was an enormously large city a three days walk across. Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. In this set of reading bibles, the old testament is ordered according to the traditional shaping of the hebrew scriptures. If you have ever attended church, sunday school, or bedtime story. Its an anthology of tims lectures, sermons, and classroom teachings, collected over the last 10 years. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Exploring my strange bible is tim mackies personal podcast, produced by the bible project. Over the last few years, many people have watched and enjoyed the bible project videos and started to use them more in teaching. Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. The writer of this article has attempted to do this in stades zeitschrift, 1892, pp.
It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. Invites the reader to explore the stories of each section and reveal interesting details about david, solomon, gods temple, the kings of judah, and how they. Unofficial chinese bible project the book of jonah. Simply rightclick the quiz and save to your computer.
Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. Dive into an intriguing tale of mercy in the book of jonah. Chinese bible project the book of jonah bible project these videos are made by the wonderful team, the bible project team. The book depicts the larger scope of gods purpose for israel. Regretfully he had to resign prematurely from the jerusalem bible project and in one letter referred to his listing as a principal collaborator as an undeserved courtesy. The book of joel poster the book of joel describes the day of the lord through locust swarms, war scenes, and powerful imagery in order for readers to comprehend its magnitude. It would be presumptuous to think that one could, in a brief article, speak the final word on the questions in debate. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. Jonah, the book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Allen as an amazon associate, if you use the link above, we receive a small percentage from qualifying purchases. Simply rightclick the image and save to your computer. What is the meaning of the biblical story of jonah in.
There has been much debate about the literary style of this book. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. 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. Jonahs ridiculous behavior contrasts the softhearted repentant of the. Theyve been brought together to help you take a deeper dive into the scriptures and the language and history of the bible. In this post, i want to raise a few concerns about the theology taught in the bible project and invite you to think about how you use them for. Unfortunate or not, the book of jonah, which may best be understood as a parable, is included in the section known as neviim in the hebrew bible tanach and the prophetic books, the twelve, in english versions of the bible.
After more than two decades of work, a new hebrew bible to. An interlinear hebrew translation workbook is two biblical hebrew workbooks in one. The books also relate the history of the jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the law at mount sinai, and until the end of the first commonwealth. The late nahum sarna was professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university. 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.
Jonah most people remember the old testament book of jonah as a story about a big fish, but its really a story about our big god. Jonahs experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. The niv sola scriptura bible project shares that vision and invites you back to read the living word in its most ancient arrangement. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh. A subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. In just a few short chapters, the book of jonah demonstrates gods power over all things, his love for all people, and his relentless grace and mercy. Tolkiens main part was the translation of the book of jonah a book in the old testament that tells the story of jonah and the whale. Fun for kids to print and test their knowledge of jonahs adventures in nineveh.
1237 466 1241 1434 1278 859 402 1228 1228 920 4 1120 503 122 118 1559 63 748 687 1070 357 1149 847 1268 839 616 316 584 1288 1430 486 1275 610