The Remarkable Journey of Jonah: A Verse-By-Verse Exposition of His Amazing Record

by Henry M. Morris

Book Overview

A Bold Defense of the Truthfulness of the Old Testament Rich insights from one of the world's best Bible commentators Historical context blends well with the devotional aspects of the book The third... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890514070
• ISBN13: 9780890514078
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Master Books
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Rate the book, Folks, not the author

Excellent, technical, detailed. And to those previous reviewers who were critical of the author's "hyper-literal" or "right-wing" style, get a life... A little like criticizing the Bible because you don't believe in God -- you only reveal your OWN religious liberal-bias in doing so. Folks, many Christians - real live Christians - believe the Bible says what it means and means what it says. And to decide for oneself what God must've meant (other than what is plainly written) puts each one of us in the place of rewriting God's Word. If Morris is right-wing or "hyper-literal", so be it. That does NOT make his book bad, merely your personal bias. The Bible cautions us most strictly to neither add-to nor subtract-from God's Word, else we incur terrible consequences. I would rather stand before God one day and be blamed for taking Him "too literally," than to be asked why I insisted on re-interpreting what was plainly written there. Morris is an author who respects this view, and clearly deserves no criticism for it - especially from these "reviewers."

An Alternative View

Unlike the prior two authors, I found Henry's book both well researched and very compelling. If you enjoyed the Genesis Record, the Revelation Record or the New Defender's Bible, you enjoy the Journey of Jonah. Henry covers the history and background of the scriptures and provides a new insight into the sailors of Tarnish. Henry also provides a number of new perspectives and corollaries between Jesus and Jonah's perils. I came to the story believing the factual nature of the Bible story and did not need the evidence that Henry provides in dispelling the unbeliever ideas about it being an old wife's tale or simply a moral lesson. Jesus had the opportunity to dispel any misunderstandings of Jonah's story and instead choose to reinforce the details rather than diminish them. I found this book to be both informative and yet thought provoking. If you want a better understanding of the book of Jonah, then this is a great source of information and inspiration.