Book of jonah and 8 related entities entities finder. It started off a bit uneven, but once the author was able to establish the characters and eventually get to revealing their back stories it picked up. Debut novel the book of jonah is a powerful modern meditation on the biblical tale of divine calling updated jan 12, 2019. Jonah 1911 is a novel by australian writer louis stone.
You will also remember how god provided jonah with a living submarine to get him back where he belonged. The book of jonah seems like christian bookstore fiction with cool, edgy sex and swearing. A major literary debut, an epic tale of love, failure, and unexpected faith set in new york, amsterdam, and las vegas. This book of the bible has only four chapters in it and it is fixed in the bible after the book of obadiah and before nahum. His newest book, start without me, will be published in october, 2017 by william morrow. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. The first novel in the jonah geller series, this was a modern day hardboiled pi sort of novel. May 21, 2017 in this book, jonah was questioning his sexuality, and in addition to the bullying, this left him very unsure and insecure with himself, but by the last page, he learned to be true to himself and to respect that he is who he is, and that he couldnt change that. The book of jonah, a beautifully fulfilled debut novel from joshua max feldman, grapples with one of the most unanswerable questions of. After setting aside the clumsy, uneven way the book tried to echo the biblical story, i attempted to read the novel on its own terms. The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. Debut novel the book of jonah is a powerful modern.
An accident enrages seed, and his shocking retaliation. A major literary debut, an epic tale of love, failure, and unexpected faith set in new york, amsterdam, and las vegasthe modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young manhattan lawyer named jonah jacobstein. The book of jonah is only 48 verses, so one must allow for some creative license if you are going to write a complete novel. Book of jonah, also spelled jonas, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon.
Joshua max feldman is a writer of fiction and plays. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. In feldmans novel, the prophet is a corporate lawyer, jonah jacobstein, called by a series of visions to cry out against the great city of new york. Debut novel the book of jonah is a powerful modern meditation on. Jonah soto is a fictional character in the after series written by anna todd.
Reading joshua max feldmans enjoyable debut novel, the book of jonah, i must admit that i was somewhat flummoxed. The text of the biblical book of jonah is minimal, and its god and its jonah are ciphers, and their motives enigmatic, but the jonah of joshua feldmans novel is fully realized, a new york corporate lawyer making recognizable compromises until, brushed by the divine, his world dissolves. Our online the book of jonah trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top the book of jonah quizzes. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt either the inspiration or the historical veracity of the book. See more ideas about book of jonah, bible and jonah and the whale. Announce my judgment against it because i have seen how wicked its people are. To ask other readers questions about the book of jonah, please sign up. Sep 10, 2012 the part in the book that most closely resembles a personal experience is the section in which one of my characters describes studying the book of jonah when she was in middle school.
Jonah 14 new living translation nlt jonah runs from the lord. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. Blessed with ambition and good looks, jonah jacobstein is a 32yearold new york city corporate lawyer who has recently been placed on a highprofile case. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord.
From booklist feldmans intriguing first novel, a modern retelling of the bibles book of jonah, examines the dilemma of faith amid lifes failures and loss. Just when life is at its sweetest, it turns upside down. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. Joshua max feldmans book of jonah, and more the new york. This book can be used for case studies in operations management, with a focus geared towards the.
Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. The modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young manhattan lawyer named jonah jacobstein. Further, in jonahs troubled relationship with god, the story suggests that our relationship with the divine will always be characterized by some degree of. Born and raised in amherst, massachusetts, he graduated from columbia university and currently lives in brooklyn. See more ideas about jonah and the whale, bible crafts, sunday school crafts. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim in the hebrew bible. The goal is a managementoriented novel by eliyahu m.
According to the opening verse, jonah is the son of amittai. In his beguiling first novel, the book of jonah, joshua max feldman gives this theme a postsept. The book of jonah centers on young new york lawyer jonah jacobstein, who has a fateful subway encounter one night with a hasidic jew. The book is based on the biblical tale of jonah, recognized by most as the story of a man who sought to flee from god and for that effort spent three days in the belly of a whale.
Jonah, a hunchback larrikin, lives in a sydney slum where he is the leader of the local push. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. The goal was originally published in 1984 and has since been revised and republished. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh, and in christian tradition as oi dodeka prophetai or ton dodekapropheton, greek for the twelve prophets.
Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that jonah is the author of the book, and there is no persuasive reason to theorize about an unknown author. The modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young. The book of jonah the story of jonah has great theological import. My character, yael, is frustrated by having to learn about the book of jonah three times in the same year. It is, rather, a sometimes inevitable part of engagement with the world. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy.
Jan 30, 2014 the book of jonah offers the reassurance that perplexity at the world around us is not new, nor is it irreligious. His writing appears in a variety of venues and covers topics as varied as food, farming, and the wilderness. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. His first novel, the book of jonah, has been translated into nine languages. May 12, 2018 joshua max feldmans audacious first novel, the book of jonah, dramatizes this quandary with an admirable, if literal, conceit producing a haltingly compelling tale of first testament. We sin against the spirit of the book jonah in trying to take it as real history.
The traditional view is that the prophet jonah is the author, and his book is a record of his own experiences. Mar 16, 2019 written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. The two strangers work in the brutal and exotic offshore world of the gulf of mexico. Joshua max feldmans debut novel is an impressive experimentation with allegory and the antihero, leaning ever so lightly on the traditional yom.
The book of jonah, by joshua max feldman the washington post. A novel, by zora neale hurston that will certainly be your ideal selection for better reading book. It is an important book to both religious traditions christianity and jewish. In this novel, jonah is a jewish corporate lawyer in new york city, who is just about. He went down to the port of joppa, where he found a ship leaving. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. He currently resides in brooklyn with his wife and daughter. His most recent title is the noir murder mystery, dark day, dark night, which is set in the present day in californias wine and weed country. In the midst of the obscure prophecies before and after this book, wherein. Feldmans intriguing first novel, a modern retelling of the bibles book of jonah, examines the dilemma of faith amid lifes failures and loss. A novel 9781582341880 by leavitt, david and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce.
A comprehensive database of the book of jonah quizzes online, test your knowledge with the book of jonah quiz questions. Feldman is clever in his use of the jonah story, and his novel is of the same strange and enigmatic quality as the original. Caught in a storm, he orders the ships crew to cast him overboard. The sperm whale is one of the very largest of the great whales. Pfeiffer, states, it is fictiona short story with a moral like the book of ruthor the stories about danieljonah is a perfectly good short storywith a beginning, a. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. Jan 21, 2014 the book of jonah seems like christian bookstore fiction with cool, edgy sex and swearing. Set in toronto it delves into the pharmaceutical world and the mob.
Give us 5 minutes and also we will certainly show you the very best book to read today. His debut novel, the book of jonah, will be published on february 4th by henry holt and co. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. It introduces itself as a goodnatured satire of new york corporate life and the. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. The audience of the book of jonah was the people of israel and all future readers of the bible and, typically, prophets issued warnings or gave instructions to the people of israel. However, after setting aside the clumsy, uneven way the book tried to echo the biblical story, i attempted to read the novel on its own terms. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. Jonah raskin is the author of biographies of jack london, allen ginsburg, and abbie hoffman. This is a book summary of contagious by jonah berger. This novel was originally published in 1981 and this book was republished in 1988 presumably because james had achieved more success as an author.
The part in the book that most closely resembles a personal experience is the section in which one of my characters describes studying the book of jonah when she was in middle school. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to go preach to the ninevites. The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. A more recent view is that the book was written long after jonahs time by some anonymous author and that it is a work of fiction with a moral lesson. In the film adaptations, professor soto is female and portrayed by meadow williams.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of jonah. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy. Which is a bummer because the concept of a modern day retelling of jonah fascinated me. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b.
Goldratt, a business consultant known for his theory of constraints, and jeff cox, a best selling author and coauthor of multiple managementoriented novels. Jonah the book of jonah is a book of the bible written by the johan himself approximately 785760 bc. A major literary debut, an epic tale of love, failure, and unexpected faith set in new york, amsterdam, and las vegas the modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young manhattan lawyer named jonah jacobstein. Pfeiffer, states, it is fictiona short story with a moral like the book of ruthor the stories about danieljonah is a perfectly good short storywith a beginning, a middle, and an endthe author of jonah.
149 176 982 70 1039 542 1525 1094 241 737 1237 310 1396 1150 685 1445 201 521 1174 1280 1170 48 436 899 577 600 1340 308 672 22 1181 245 824 314