Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 52 Tyndale, William 1492 1536 Tindale, William Tindall, William Tyndal, William Tyndall, William The Story of the Prophet Jonas Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. "The Story of the Prophet Jonas" by William Tyndale is a religious text that presents a narrative based on the biblical story of Jonah. Translated from Hebrew to English and published in the early 16th century, this book serves as a retelling of Jonah's experience and challenges, emphasizing themes of obedience, mercy, and repentance. Tyndale's work is significant as it represents early English translations of Scripture, aimed at making biblical stories accessible to a wider audience. The narrative follows Jonah, a prophet who is commanded by God to preach to the wicked city of Nineveh. Instead of obeying, Jonah attempts to flee to Tarshish, leading to a series of perilous events including a threatening storm at sea. Thrown into the abyss by fearful sailors to calm the seas, Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, where he spends three days and nights reflecting on his disobedience and repenting for his actions. Ultimately, he is released and fulfills God's command to warn Nineveh of impending destruction. Upon hearing Jonah's warning, the people of Nineveh, including their king, sincerely repent, prompting God to spare the city. The story concludes with Jonah's struggle with God's mercy, highlighting his displeasure at God's compassion towards the repentant city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bible. Jonah BS Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 36273 36274 2024-10-05T16:05:19.764988 2023-10-06T04:02:03.027108 text/html text/html 36266 36267 2024-10-05T16:05:19.978020 2023-10-06T04:02:03.153134 text/html text/html 73051 2024-10-05T16:05:23.626961 application/epub+zip 72038 2024-10-05T16:05:21.609109 application/epub+zip 72037 2024-10-05T16:05:20.538981 application/epub+zip 178333 2024-10-05T16:05:25.058948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173499 2024-10-05T16:05:23.022953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130337 2022-09-06T18:40:28.986869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27901 27929 2024-10-05T16:05:19.545054 2023-10-06T04:02:02.895107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 29159 2020-12-14T16:49:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10807 2020-12-14T16:49:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18943 2024-10-05T16:05:25.178973 application/rdf+xml 14599 2024-10-05T16:05:21.069979 image/jpeg 3939 2024-10-05T16:05:20.801979 image/jpeg 70192 2024-10-05T16:05:19.982147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia