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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

actions, whether that be action not yet taken or already in process. Thus, in Jonah 3:9 the king of Nineveh calls for a fast in the hope that God would “relent” from the fierce judgment which he had threatened to bring upon the city (cf. also Jon 4:2; Jer 4:28; 18:8, 10; Joel 2:14; Amos 7:3, 5; Zech 8:14). More important are those few instances where niḥam approaches a meaning synonymous with šûḇ in expressing the “turning away” of people from their sin. Thus, the Lord indicts the people
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