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Jonah, Book of
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Jonah, Book of. One of the twelve books of the
Minor Prophets of the Hebrew scriptures and Christian Old Testament. Although Jonah is classified as a prophetic book, it is mainly concerned with the narrative story of Jonah.
In Jewish liturgy, the book is read in the afternoon service for Yom Kippur. Jonah's stay in the fish's belly was taken in Christian tradition as a type of Jesusʾ death and resurrection (Matthew 12. 40). In Islamic tradition the prophet is known as Yunus.
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Jonah has the feel of real life
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Parker, an animated cartoon about the life of Jonah. What I didn't tell him, however, was I...it for me. The silly mistakes of the prophet Jonah always make me laugh -- at myself. Jonah was fearful, yet arrogant. He was both righteous...
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Jonah's Light Bulb
Magazine article from: New Statesman; 12/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; The birds wake Jonah, as they have done every day of his life...to caw and call. When he hears them, Jonah opens his eyes and looks around. He is...room at the back of a three-room hut. Jonah has large black eyes, the surrounding...
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Jonah's journey.
Magazine article from: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; JONAH IS A DIFFICULT CHARACTER, FIRST HE RUNS...bizarre voyage in the depths of the sea. When Jonah finally gets to Nineveh, he grudgingly delivers...in his comments to God. Thus the Biblical Jonah. Yet when we consider the many comments...
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Jonah's performance.(short story)
Magazine article from: Jack & Jill; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...it on his granddaughter's lap. "Meet Jonah," he said. "I brought only two things to America with me--your Grandma and Jonah." Poppa looked sad, and then he smiled...Ventriloquism." Erica slid her fingers along Jonah's carved oaken face. It was smooth and...
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Jonah
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Jonah. By R. Reed Lessing. Concordia Commentary...as much written attention as the book of Jonah? Lessing's commentary is not a groundbreaking...aims to offer a theological exposition of Jonah that can be of help to pastors and teachers...
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Jonah and the OTHER DIRECTION*
Magazine article from: The African American Pulpit; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Jonah 1:1-3, GNB One day the LORD spoke to Jonah son of Amittai. He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city...out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are. " Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to...
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Jonah and the doctrine of repentance
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Jerusalem Post 10-01-2006 Headline: Jonah and the doctrine of repentance Byline...Sunday, October 1, 2006 -- The Book of Jonah, which is read Yom Kippur afternoon...us compare, for example, the story of Jonah to that of the Flood. In the Flood story...
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Jonah 3:10-4:11.(Between Text and Sermon)
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...s how the Koran describes the prophet Jonah. The phrase depicts one scene of the prophet...in the end, just as the Ninevites, Jonah, and God are called to repentance, so...reader since the story began - why does Jonah flee from his calling? And only when we...
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Jonah: A Fantasy of Flight
Magazine article from: Psychoanalytic Dialogues; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...I explore a field of meaning evoked by Jonah's flight from God. Many commentaries...focused on the theme of prophecy and on Jonah's reluctance to enable the survival of...standing before God. I suggest that Jonah is evading a radical human posture between...
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Jonah's Crisis: Commentary on Paper by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
Magazine article from: Psychoanalytic Dialogues; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; In discussing Zornberg's paper, Jonah's Flight, the author uses Zornberg...to offer an alternative reading of the Jonah text. Using Relational and British Object...psychoanalytic theories, the author explores Jonah's state of mind, focusing on his profound...
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Jonah Qui Aura 25 Ans en L'An 2000
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
JONAH QUI AURA 25 ANS EN L'AN 2000 (Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000) France-Switzerland, 1976...Bussieres ( Charles ); Dominique Labourier ( Marguerite ); Jonah ( Himself ). Publications Script: Berger, John, and Alain...
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Jonah
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Jonah The book of Jonah in the Bible tells the story of a prophet who was commanded by the Hebrew...city of Nineveh and preach so that the people there might be saved. Jonah, however, did not feel they deserved salvation and boarded a ship...
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Jonah, book of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Jonah, book of One of the Minor Prophets in the...in the 4th cent. BCE . It describes how Jonah was sent to warn Nineveh , capital...its great evil and of the consequences. Jonah embarked on a ship to avoid this uncongenial...
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Jones, Jonah 1909–2000
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Jonah Jones 1909 – 2000 Jazz trumpeter...include one or more samples of trumpeter Jonah Jones ’ s musical artistry. Using...school, getting the nickname of “ Jonah ” from a teacher who stuttered...
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Jones, Jonah
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Jonah Jones Trumpet player, jazz musician It was...include one or more samples of trumpeter Jonah Jones' musical artistry. Using a variety...Sunday school, getting the nickname of "Jonah" from a teacher who stuttered when saying...
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