Jona

Jona je biblijski prorok koji pokušava pobjeći od Božje zapovijedi da upozori Ninivu, a zatim preživi nakon što ga proguta velika riba. Njegova priča istražuje poslušnost, pokajanje i teškoću prihvaćanja milosti za one koje se smatra neprijateljima.

Ključne priče o Joni

Flight and the storm

Jonah boards a ship heading away from Nineveh. When a violent storm threatens the sailors, he admits that he is fleeing God and tells them to throw him into the sea.

In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Father Mapple preaches about Jonah’s flight and the sailors’ reluctance to cast him overboard.

In Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Inside the great fish

A great fish swallows Jonah, who prays from inside it. God commands the fish to release him onto dry land.

In The Book of Jonah, Jonah turns to God while trapped inside the fish, and his rescue allows him to begin his mission again.

In The Book of Jonah by Unknown

Nineveh and the lesson of mercy

Nineveh’s people repent after Jonah’s warning, and God spares the city. Jonah resents this mercy, so God uses a plant that shelters him and then withers to challenge his narrow concern.

In The Book of Jonah, Jonah mourns the loss of his shade while resisting compassion for an entire city. God’s final question leaves that contrast for the reader to consider.

In The Book of Jonah by Unknown

Kako prepoznati Jonu u pričama

Look for a prophet fleeing an unwelcome task.
Notice storms, a great fish, and an unexpected rescue.
Watch for resentment when enemies receive mercy.

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Je li Jonu progutao kit ili riba?

Biblijska priča opisuje veliku ribu, iako je mnoga kasnija prepričavanja nazivaju kitom. Knjiga o Joni ne navodi o kojoj je vrsti riječ. U književnosti obje slike mogu upućivati na Joninu opasnost, zatočenost, molitvu i izbavljenje.

Zašto je Jona ljut kad je Niniva pošteđena?

Jona je ljut jer se Bog smilovao gradu za koji je poslan upozoriti ga. U Knjizi o Joni priznaje da je očekivao da će Bog biti milosrdan. Završetak propituje je li spreman vlastitu udobnost cijeniti više od života drugih ljudi.