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<p>Sefer Yonah is a neatly structured book, dividing into two halves which are to some extent symmetrical in content, as illustrated in the <a href="Table" data-aht="subpage">Table</a> in the pane to the right.</p> | <p>Sefer Yonah is a neatly structured book, dividing into two halves which are to some extent symmetrical in content, as illustrated in the <a href="Table" data-aht="subpage">Table</a> in the pane to the right.</p> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>Chapters 1-2 detail Yonah's flight from his mission and its consequences, while Chapters 3-4 detail his fulfillment of his mission and its aftermath.</li> | + | <li>Chapters 1-2 detail Yonah's <b>flight from his mission</b> and its <b>consequences</b>, while Chapters 3-4 detail his <b>fulfillment of his mission</b> and its <b>aftermath.</b></li> |
<li>Each unit opens with Hashem's call and the prophet's disobedience or compliance.</li> | <li>Each unit opens with Hashem's call and the prophet's disobedience or compliance.</li> | ||
<li>This is followed by a description of people in danger of destruction whose ensuing actions and cries to God lead to their salvation.</li> | <li>This is followed by a description of people in danger of destruction whose ensuing actions and cries to God lead to their salvation.</li> | ||
| − | <li>Both units end with a focus on the prophet Yonah who prays ( | + | <li>Both units end with a focus on the prophet Yonah who prays (in one case for salvation, and in the other for death) and is answered with miraculous messages.</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<p>For further discussion of the book's structure, see <a href="Structure – Sefer Yonah" data-aht="page">Structure – Sefer Yonah</a>.</p> | <p>For further discussion of the book's structure, see <a href="Structure – Sefer Yonah" data-aht="page">Structure – Sefer Yonah</a>.</p> | ||
Version as of 04:38, 25 August 2020
Overview – Sefer Yonah
Structure of the Book
Sefer Yonah is a neatly structured book, dividing into two halves which are to some extent symmetrical in content, as illustrated in the Table in the pane to the right.
- Chapters 1-2 detail Yonah's flight from his mission and its consequences, while Chapters 3-4 detail his fulfillment of his mission and its aftermath.
- Each unit opens with Hashem's call and the prophet's disobedience or compliance.
- This is followed by a description of people in danger of destruction whose ensuing actions and cries to God lead to their salvation.
- Both units end with a focus on the prophet Yonah who prays (in one case for salvation, and in the other for death) and is answered with miraculous messages.
For further discussion of the book's structure, see Structure – Sefer Yonah.
