The Purpose of the Book of Jonah

One of the first blogs I check (daily) in my feed reader is Between Two Worlds by Justin Taylor. He describes his postings as a mix of 'theology, philosophy, politics, and culture'.

Anyway, I like this recent post on the book of Jonah.

Mark Futato:

The primary purpose of the book of Jonah is to engage readers in theological reflection on the compassionate character of God, and in self-reflection on the degree to which their own character reflects this compassion, to the end that they become vehicles of this compassion in the world that God has made and so deeply cares about.

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7/6/09-After I posted this my pastor preached on Jonah the next morning! : )