(RNS) — God sending Jonah to Nineveh would be like telling a modern-day rabbi to preach in Iran or Gaza. (RNS) — The Book of Jonah is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Because of what is ...

(RNS) — The Book of Jonah is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Because of what is happening in the Middle East right now, the Book of Jonah is especially relevant to us today. Jonah is not ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the book of Jonah. Having prayed and fasted all day, our attention wanes, and we often miss ...

Their subjects are two favorite Biblical figures: the Good Shepherd and the prophet Jonah. Fear of Idolatry. Early Christians, following the second commandment’s injunction against graven images ...

No fleeing, no captain, no sailors, no weird vanishing tree. Basically, no Book of Jonah. It was only because he was a bad prophet, running away from his mission, going down, down, and down some ...

"The Prophet Jonah" (1550-1585) by Italian engraver Adamo Scultori (Artvee) There are many ironies in the book of Jonah. Everyone in the story, including the pagan sailors and Ninevites ...