Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 151 Tyndale, William 1492 1536 Tindale, William Tindall, William Tyndal, William Tyndall, William The Story of the Prophet Jonas "The Story of the Prophet Jonas" by William Tyndale is a religious text that presents a narrative based on the biblical story of Jonah. Translated from Hebrew to English and published in the early 16th century, this book serves as a retelling of Jonah's experience and challenges, emphasizing themes of obedience, mercy, and repentance. Tyndale's work is significant as it represents early English translations of Scripture, aimed at making biblical stories accessible to a wider audience. The narrative follows Jonah, a prophet who is commanded by God to preach to the wicked city of Nineveh. Instead of obeying, Jonah attempts to flee to Tarshish, leading to a series of perilous events including a threatening storm at sea. Thrown into the abyss by fearful sailors to calm the seas, Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, where he spends three days and nights reflecting on his disobedience and repenting for his actions. Ultimately, he is released and fulfills God's command to warn Nineveh of impending destruction. Upon hearing Jonah's warning, the people of Nineveh, including their king, sincerely repent, prompting God to spare the city. The story concludes with Jonah's struggle with God's mercy, highlighting his displeasure at God's compassion towards the repentant city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Bible. Jonah BS Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 36446 2025-10-05T13:12:16.665348 text/html 36266 36267 2024-11-05T15:45:09.094346 2023-10-06T04:02:03.153134 text/html text/html 73136 2025-10-05T13:12:19.983101 application/epub+zip 72045 2025-10-05T13:12:18.123140 application/epub+zip 72045 2025-10-05T13:12:17.163102 application/epub+zip 178319 2025-10-05T13:12:21.300080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173499 2025-10-05T13:12:19.436146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130337 2022-09-06T18:40:28.986869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27894 2025-10-05T13:12:16.467117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 7600 2024-10-28T19:07:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17110 2025-10-05T13:12:21.418107 application/rdf+xml 14599 2025-10-05T13:12:17.640148 image/jpeg 3939 2025-10-05T13:12:17.399126 image/jpeg 70258 2025-10-05T13:12:16.670101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia