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This practical tool brings an understanding of the ancient world together with the timeless message of God's Word. Designed to expand Biblical insights for the modern reader, it features articles, outlines and commentary from leading evangelical scholars. They offer theological teachings and ethical messages from each book of the Bible, along with study questions for further reflection. A special...

Jonah ben Amittai was a prophet of Israel from Gath Hepher, a village near Nazareth. His book is unique among the Prophets in that it is almost entirely narrative. It recounts how Jonah learned that God was much bigger than he had thought, especially in the extent of His power and His compassion. The major power in the middle East at that time was Assyria, whose capital was Nineveh. Since the ninth century B.C. the Assyrians had been sending savage military expeditions west into Syria-Palestine
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