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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 following table:</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 following table:</p> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><b>I. First Mission Aborted <br/>(Chapters 1-2) </b></td> | ||
| + | <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><b>II. Second Mission Fulfilled <br/>(Chapters 3-4) </b></td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td>A. Near Destruction of Sailors (1:1-16)<br/> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Prophet Flees (1:1-3)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Danger of Death (1:4-13)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Sailors turn to God and are Saved (1:14-16)</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td> | ||
| + | <p>A. Near Destruction of Nineveh (3:1-10)</p> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Prophet Heeds Call (3:1-3)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Danger of Destruction (3:4)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Ninevites turn to God and are Saved (3:5-10)</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td>B. Miracles and Prayer (2:1-11) <br/> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Lesson from a Fish (2:1)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Prophet Prays for Salvation (2:2-10)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Lesson from a Fish (2:11)</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td> | ||
| + | <p>B. Prayer and Miracles (4:1-11)</p> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Prophet Prays to Die (4:1-5)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Lesson from a Gourd (4:6-11)</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | </table> | ||
<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 03:30, 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 following table:
| I. First Mission Aborted (Chapters 1-2) | II. Second Mission Fulfilled (Chapters 3-4) |
A. Near Destruction of Sailors (1:1-16)
| A. Near Destruction of Nineveh (3:1-10)
|
B. Miracles and Prayer (2:1-11)
| B. Prayer and Miracles (4:1-11)
|
For further discussion of the book's structure, see Structure – Sefer Yonah.
