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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. 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 (first for salvation then for death) and is answered with miraculous messages. | + | <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> |
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+ | <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>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>Both units end with a focus on the prophet Yonah who prays (first for salvation then for death) and is answered with miraculous messages. </li> | ||
+ | </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> | ||
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Version as of 04:31, 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 (first for salvation then for death) and is answered with miraculous messages.
For further discussion of the book's structure, see Structure – Sefer Yonah.