in many ways according to Stek: we are told very little about the man Jonah, very little is said about the prophetic office, and the whole episode is played out on the vast stage of the world, first with the sailors and then with Nineveh itself, which seems to represent the Gentiles. Stek offers other evidences as well, and the reader is encouraged to read his article to understand his position. Edmund Clowney makes a similar point when he says, “Jonah as the individual servant of the Lord represents