Was the author creating a historical account of the prophet Jonah of the 8th century BC, or a piece of allegory, exclusively intended for rhetorical purposes? Could it be both? So, what was the author’s intention of the book of Jonah? Some scholars argue that the purpose was to create historical documentation of Jonah’s journey to Ninevah, the capital of Babylon, and that all the events, as written, are exactly as they happened. Other scholars argue this was a generated story formed by the Israelite Prophets during the Babylonian Exile in the 6th century BC, in order to critique Jewish nationalism and end Babylonian hatred.

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