Jonah : the traditional Hebrew text with the new JPS translation /
commentary by Uriel Simon ; translated from the Hebrew by Lenn J. Schramm.
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1999.
- xliii, 52 pages ; 26 cm.
- JPS Bible commentary .
- JPS Bible commentary. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52).
The command and its violation -- In the storm-tossed ship: The sailors' fear of the Lord versus Jonah's rebellion -- In the belly of the fish: Submission -- The repeated injunction and its fulfillment -- In doomed Nineveh: The repentance of the sinners -- Outside the pardoned city: Jonah's second rebellion -- East of Nineveh: Acquiescence.
"Based on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a scholarly introduction, extensive bibliographic and critical notes, and other explanatory material."-- publisher description.
Jonah in English and Hebrew with commentary in English.