The Book of Jonah

The book of Jonah is different than the other prophetic books. Jonah is unique among the Minor Prophets in that it is a narrative and it incorporates a psalm (Clarkee 208). This book is in the second section of the Hebrew Old Testament, numbered fifth in the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. This book is a story about a prophet, instead of a book of prophecy. In The Anchor Bible Dictionary, it states that the …showed first 75 words of 1779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1779 total…of Nineveh for their evil deeds, but if you do not see it, than the Lord will show you the right thing to do. Jonah finally realizes why the Lord is right when the Bush that his is "given". Works Cited Benard W. Anderson et al., The Books of the Bible (Charles Scribner's Sun, 1989) David Noel Freedman., The Anchor Bible Dictionary (Doubleday, 1992) Howard Clarkkee et al., The Cambridge Companion to the Bible (Cambridge University Press, 1997)