Everyone can read Jonah. It's a short and simple story. Yet it's also more than that: it's an endless source of fascination for Bible scholars and theologians for what it reveals about God's justice and mercy. |
The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord... Continue Reading › |
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