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Younes Chetali
Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas ( , ) is a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, one of the minor prophets, which details his reluctance in delivering the judgment of God to the city of Nineveh (near present-day Mosul) in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. After he is swallowed by a large sea creature () and then released, he returns to the divine mission. In Judaism, the story of Jonah represents the teaching of repentance in Judaism, the ability to repent to God for forgiveness. In the New Testament of Christianity, Jesus calls himself "greater than Jonah" and promises the Pharisees "the sign of Jonah" when referring to his resurrection. Early Christian interpreters viewed Jonah as a ''type'' of Jesus. Jonah in Islam is regarded as a prophet and the narrative of Jonah appears in a surah of the Quran named after him, Yūnus. Many modern Bible schola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophet Jonah (Michelangelo)
''The Prophet Jonah'' is one of the seven Old Testament prophets painted by the Italians, Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican Palace of Vatican City. Between 1508 and 1512, under the patronage of Pope Julius II, the artist Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project that changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization. These frescoes portray various scenes from the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, including ''The Creation of Adam'', the life of Noah, and seven Major prophet, major and Twelve_Minor_Prophets, minor prophets, of whom one is Jonah. This particular fresco is painted above the High Altar.Dotson, Esther Gordon. "An Augustinian Interpretation of Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling, Part II." ''The Art Bulletin'', vol. 61, no. 3, 1979, pp. 405–29. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3049912. Accessed 9 Aug. 2023. Art historians generally interp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
