Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 37: Jonas The Challoner Revision Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 37: Jonas" is a biblical account from the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to the prophet Jonah. This work is part of a larger religious text that has been compiled and translated over centuries, with the Douay-Rheims translation being specifically published in the early modern period, around the late 16th to early 17th centuries. This book primarily discusses Jonah's mission to preach to the people of Nineveh, exploring themes of disobedience, repentance, and divine mercy. The narrative of "Jonas" follows the prophet Jonah, initially called by God to deliver a message of repentance to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire. However, Jonah attempts to flee from this duty by sailing in the opposite direction, resulting in a storm at sea. After being thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish, Jonah spends three days and nights in its belly, during which he prays for deliverance. Ultimately, he is returned to dry land and fulfills his mission, leading to the city's remarkable repentance and God's mercy, despite Jonah's anger at God's compassion towards the inhabitants. This story highlights the themes of God's authority, human reluctance to follow divine will, and the possibility of redemption for all, even for non-Israelites. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bible. Jonah BS Text Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 39203 39004 2024-10-04T06:57:31.499324 2023-10-04T06:51:07.590992 text/html text/html 39196 38997 2024-10-04T06:57:31.760318 2023-10-04T06:51:07.713001 text/html text/html 79057 2024-10-04T06:57:35.579296 application/epub+zip 77985 2024-10-04T06:57:33.459325 application/epub+zip 77985 2024-10-04T06:57:32.354313 application/epub+zip 201842 2024-10-04T06:57:37.083302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195582 2024-10-04T06:57:34.925315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154748 2022-09-04T09:59:18.603036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29794 29646 2024-10-04T06:57:31.289327 2023-10-04T06:51:07.448992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 24721 2020-12-26T14:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10461 2020-12-26T14:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17931 2024-10-04T06:57:37.195284 application/rdf+xml 15719 2024-10-04T06:57:32.880327 image/jpeg 3781 2024-10-04T06:57:32.615497 image/jpeg 76342 2024-10-04T06:57:31.765314 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