Book of jonah hebrew bible

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. The book makes no direct claim regarding authorship. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll. Jonah is, as many know, one of the most funniest books in the hebrew bible. Jonah, the book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. I was assigned this book as part of a hebrew exegesis course, and i have a hard time imagining a better book for looking closely at the book of jonah, both examining the hebrew text in detail and connecting dots with the rest of scripture e. It would be presumptuous to think that one could, in a brief article, speak the final word on the questions in debate. When god had a message for the people, he spoke through the prophets.

God calls jonah to proclaim judgment to nineveh, but jonah resists and attempts to flee so he doesnt have to complete his holy mission. During this time, an important event happened to israel. Jonah thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish 1. The classical biblical hebrew is dated to the first temple period, whereas the late biblical hebrew dates to the second temple period. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Shipmates, this book, containing only four chaptersfour yarnsis one of the smallest strands in the mighty cable of the scriptures. Dont think youll learn hebrew simply by using this book. His word came in visions, oracles, dreams, parables, and the like.

Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. The writer of the book of jonah builds his case upon the authoritative text from exodus 34. 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. 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 with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. 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. Jonah is the most widely known of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. Jonah started out and made his way into the city the distance of one days walk, and proclaimed.

The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. 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. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. The playlist jonah 1 hebrew text and narration contains every verse of the first chapter of the book of jonah in a separate video. Go at once to nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. What is the meaning of the biblical story of jonah in. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan.

The book of jonah tells the story of a hebrew prophet named jonah ben amittai. Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. 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. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. This second edition of jonah is distinguished by the detailed and comprehensive attention paid to the hebrew text. Tuckers analysis is a convenient pedagogical and reference tool that explains the form and syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonah s character is anything but dovelike. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. The late nahum sarna was professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university.

Jonah went at once to nineveh in accordance with the lords command. Caught in a storm, he orders the ships crew to cast him overboard. It is an important book to both religious traditions christianity and jewish. But if you know hebrew and want to broaden your reading and translating abilities, i happily recommend this volume. Jonah, ruth, and esther cliffsnotes study guides book.

He goes to joppa and boards a ship bound for tarshish. It tells the story of a hebrew prophet named jonah ben amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. Following the lead of the hebrew masoretic text, the title of the book is derived from the principal character, jonah. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Both in terms of form and content, he is also inspired by the book of nahum.

Yet what depths of the soul does jonahs deep sealine sound. 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. Includes a text critical analysis, a literary analysis, a syntactical and grammatical analysis, a thematic analysis, and contemporary application. 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. Resources for ancient biblical studies bible history online. Throughout the book, jonah is repeatedly referred to. 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. The author employs structure, humor, hyperbole, irony, double entendre, and literary figures like merism to. It was republished in bible history daily on september 20, 2015.

Hebrew ot transliteration holy name kjv yonah jonah 1. This is the link to the playlist and a versebyverse narration. No writer in the bible tells such a bad story about himself. Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, why hast thou done this. The book of jonah introduction to the book of jonah in the bible. The twelve include hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. He is the central figure of the book of jonah, in which he is called upon by. Jonah is the fifth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. But jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship. Jonah mosaic in aquileia cathedralmosaic of the biblical story of jonah.

Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Now nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days journey. 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. A handbook on the hebrew text baylor handbook on the.

The book depicts the larger scope of gods purpose for israel. Nineveh was an enormously large city a three days walk across. The complete first book of jonah in hebrew on youtube with extra slow narration and big font size of the masoretic text. He went down to joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. Jonah 1 new international version niv jonah flees from the lord. This is because the story is not very favourable towards jonah. Summary of the book of jonah the story of the bible. Sometimes, a verse is divided in two in order to keep a. Throughout the book, jonah is repeatedly referred to in the third person, causing some to search for. Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. 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. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. And jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

The book of jonah stands unique in the prophetical canon, in that it does not contain any predictions, but simply. It is a story about a hebrew woman named naomi who lives during the period of the judges, prior to the establishment of the monarchy. A discourse analysis of the hebrew bible by kevin j. The author employs structure, humor, hyperbole, irony, double. Apr 15, 2015 the playlist jonah 1 hebrew text and narration contains every verse of the first chapter of the book of jonah in a separate video.

The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. Book of jonah in wikipedia the book of jonah hebrew. The writer of this article has attempted to do this in stades zeitschrift, 1892, pp. Pdf hebrew exegesis of jonah 4 jonathan ray academia. Like the book of jonah, the book of ruth, a masterpiece of storytelling, has a moral lesson, but this lesson may not be the chief reason why the book was written.