Old Testament · Minor Prophets · Book 32 of 66
Jonah
A prophet flees a commission to a hostile city, is returned to it, succeeds, and resents the result.
- 4chapters
- 2days in the plan
- 266–267days of the year
Reading Jonah in a year
Four chapters, and the ending is the point rather than the fish.
In a one-year plan, Jonah occupies days 266 to 267 — 2 days out of 365, or 0.3% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. That is short enough to read in a single sitting if you would rather take it whole.
The exact days
- Day 266 — Jonah 1–3
- Day 267 — Jonah 4, Micah 1–2
Questions
- How many chapters are in Jonah?
- Jonah has 4 chapters, which is 0.3% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read Jonah?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Jonah takes 2 days — days 266 to 267.
- What is the book of Jonah about?
- A prophet flees a commission to a hostile city, is returned to it, succeeds, and resents the result.
- Is Jonah in the Old or New Testament?
- Jonah is in the Old Testament, classified as Minor Prophets. It is book 32 of 66 in canonical order.