iconic prophets. For example, Moses leveraged his own life against Israel’s in a desperate attempt to talk YHWH out of destroying the people over their sin with the golden calf. In contrast, Jonah would rather die than see Nineveh spared. Similarly, Elijah sat under a broom tree and requested death because Israel would not repent. In contrast, Jonah sits under a plant and requests death because Nineveh did repent. These examples illustrate the author’s clever exposé of some of the twisted interpretations