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There is every reason to believe that this book was written by Jonah himself.<ref name="j"/> It professes to give an account of what actually took place in the experience of the prophet Jonah.<ref name="j">{{Easton|Jonah}}</ref> Some critics have sought to interpret the book as a parable or allegory, and not as a history.<ref name="j"/> They have done so for various reasons.<ref name="j"/> Thus (1) some reject it on the ground that the miraculous element enters so largely into it, and that it is not prophetical but narrative in its form; (2) others, denying the possibility of miracles altogether, hold that therefore it cannot be true history.<ref name="j"/>

There is every reason to believe that this book was written by Jonah himself.<ref name="j"/> It professes to give an account of what actually took place in the experience of the prophet Jonah.<ref name="j">{{Easton|Jonah}}</ref> Some critics have sought to interpret the book as a parable or allegory, and not as a history.<ref name="j"/> They have done so for various reasons.<ref name="j"/> Thus (1) some reject it on the ground that the miraculous element enters so largely into it, and that it is not prophetical but narrative in its form; (2) others, denying the possibility of miracles altogether, hold that therefore it cannot be true history.<ref name="j"/>

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