Fallen Into Knowledge

I really don’t know where to start with Jonah. Some readers of this blog spent an entire semester with me in Jonah, A blog post is too small. Perhaps a good quotation:

A prophet ought to be obedient to God’s will, Jonah is not; a prophet ought to intercede with God in times of trouble, Jonah does not; a prophet ought to plead with his audience to repent, Jonah does not; a prophet ought not to wish that his prophesy of destruction would come true, Jonah does; a prophet ought not be overly concerned about his personal comfort, Jonah is; a prophet ought not be portrayed in uncompromising or ridiculous situations, but Jonah is. Jonah is largely portrayed in terms of not doing what he is supposed to, and doing what he is not supposed to.

{David Marcus, From Balaam to Jonah: Anti prophetic Satire in the Hebrew Bible}

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