When Jonah's deepest convictions and dispositions are contrasted with Yahweh's gracious and compassionate character, the book portrays with immense power the deviant nature of Jonah's attitudes and beliefs.
--Daniel C. Timmer, A Gracious and Compassionate God: Mission, Salvation and Spirituality in the Book of Jonah (New Studies in Biblical Theology; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2011), 123.
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