Wikipedia: History of Book of Jonah

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\Jonah, Book of\

The Book of Jonah is a book in
the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanach.

The book gives an account of the prophet Jonah and the
well-known story in which God tells Jonah to prophesy to
the people of Nineveh. Jonah attempts to run the
other direction, is thrown from a ship in a storm,
swallowed by a giant fish, and transported to Nineveh.

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history. They have done so for various reasons. Thus (1) some
reject it on the ground that the miraculous element enters so
largely into it, and that it is not prophetical but narrative in
its form; (2) others, denying the possibility of miracles
altogether, hold that therefore it cannot be true history.

history.

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Jonah and his story is referred to by our Lord (Matt. 12:39,
40; Luke 11:29), a fact to which the greatest weight must be
attached. It is impossible to interpret this reference on any
other theory. This one argument is of sufficient importance to
settle the whole question. No theories devised for the purpose
of getting rid of difficulties can stand against such a proof
that the book is a veritable history.

Jonah and his story is referred to by Jesus (Matt. 12:39,
40; Luke 11:29).

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There is every reason to believe that this book was written by

It is generally thought that the book was written by

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century. The history of Jonah may well be regarded "as a part of
that great onward movement which was before the Law and under
the Law; which gained strength and volume as the fulness of the
times drew near.", Perowne's Jonah.

century.

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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

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