NO OF PAGES: 156 SUB CAT I: Commentary SUB CAT II: Writings SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: The Book of Jonah has become indelibly identified with Yom Kippur - it is a textbook of repentance and mercy. It is one of the smallest and seemingly simplest Books in all of Scripture, but Jonah abounds in mystery. Who was the man Jonah, who emerges as such a strange figure? How could a man of his stature-a prophet! - hope to escape from the Omnipresent? What was the purpose of Jonah's prophecy to the Assyrian capital? Why was the prophecy, as the prophet understood it, not fulfilled? What was the meaning of the analogy with the kikayon? Now, this completely unique treatment of Jonah explores not only the Book, but also its relationship to repentance and Yom Kippur-indeed, the very concepts of repentance, atonement, and forgiveness, which underlie Judaism. An anthologized commentary with sweep and thoroughness; a translation that is faithful and beautiful; Overviews of profound thought and poetic beauty - all of these make this volume a worthy addition to the award-winning Series that is the new standard of English-language Bible commentary.NOTES: Purchased from Mesorah Publications, Ltd. SUBTITLE: A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic and Rabbinic sources.