Structure and Summary of Jonah

Jonah falls into two major sections, each marked with the statement, “Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah … saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call out against it” (1:1; 3:1, lsb).[1] (This division has been recognized since the time of the Masoretes.)[2] Each major subsection has three parallel subsections: Yhwh … Continue reading Structure and Summary of Jonah