Jonah’s claim to its genre matter to its interpretation. Below are the sources I used to come to the conclusion of its purpose. Bible Project. “Overview: Jonah” (video) Directed by Tim Mackie. http://bibleproject.com/learn/jonah/.
Cook, Stephen. “Jonah, Parody, and Satire: The Bible in Conversation with Itself.” Lecture at University of Sydney, 2020.
Davis, Edward B. “A Whale of a Tale: Fundamentalist Fish Stories.” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 43, 1991.
DeRouchie, Jason S. Lecture Notes for BS 2211 Old Testament Survey II: Wisdom, Poetry, and Prophets, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, February 2021.
DeRouchie, Jason S., ed. What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2013.
Erlich, Richard. “(Teaching) The Biblical Book of Jonah as Satire and Comedy.” Academia. https://www.academia.edu/11796322/_Teaching_The_Biblical_Book_of_Jonah_as_Satire_and_Comdey.
Filipiak, Noah. “Am I Going to Hell If I Don’t Believe Jonah Was Eaten by a Fish?” Noah Filipiak. http://www.noahfilipiak.com/am-i-going-to-hell-if-i-dont-believe-jonah-was-eaten-by-a-fish/.
Filipiak, Noah. “Jonah and the Whale: Fact, or Fictional Fish Story?” Noah Filipiak. http://www.noahfilipiak.com/jonah-and-the-whale-fact-or-fictional-fish-story/.
“Jonah,” in NIV Life Application Study Bible. Carol Stream: Tyndale, 2011.
“Jonah As Satire.” River Valley Church. https://www.rivervalleycc.org/riveryvalleyblog/jonahassatire.
“Jonah: Gently Raise the Sacred Satire.” By Common Consent. https://bycommonconsent.com/2006/08/31/jonah-gently-raise-the-sacred-satire/.
Klein, William W., Blomberg, Craig L., and Hubbard, Robert L., Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
Kugel, James. How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Merrill, Eugene H., Rooker, Mark F., and Grisanit, Michael A. The World and the Word: Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2011.
Redmond, Eric C., Curtis, Bill, and Fentress, Ken. Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus In Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk. Nashville: Holman Reference, 2016.
Schrock, David S. “Sovereignty, Satire, and Second Chances: An Introduction to the Book of Jonah.” Via Emmaus. http://davidschrock.com/2018/03/17/sovereignty-satire-and-second-chances-an-introduction-to-the-book-of-jonah/.
Tillema, Aron. “Humor in Jonah.” Bible Odyssey. https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/passages/related-articles/humor-in-jonah
Wiseman, Donald J. “Jonah’s Nineveh.” Tyndale Bulletin 30, 1979.
