Minor prophets
The book of Jonah
A prophet runs from God, is swallowed by a great fish, and then preaches in Nineveh, which repents.
Jonah is named in 2 Kings 14:25 as a prophet under Jeroboam II. Jesus refers to “the sign of Jonah” as a picture of his own death and resurrection (Matthew 12:39–41).
Kinds of writing
- Narrative 86%
- Song and psalm 14%
Key verses
Salvation belongs to Yahweh. But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.
Jonah 2:9 (World English Bible)
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On the timeline
The New Testament quotes or alludes to Jonah 1 time (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.