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The Prophet Who Ran: A Novel of Jonah
Paperback
Series: Voices Before the Fall
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The prophet Jonah has delivered good news to kings.
Now God sends him to save an enemy.
When the word of the Lord comes to Jonah son of Amittai, it is not a word of comfort for Israel. It is a command that shatters everything he thought he understood about justice, covenant, and mercy:
Go to Nineveh.
Nineveh is no ordinary city. It is the feared heart of Assyria, a brutal imperial power built on blood, terror, and conquest. Jonah knows exactly what kind of people live behind its walls-and he cannot bear the thought that God might warn them before He judges them.
So Jonah runs.
He flees west to Joppa. He boards a ship for Tarshish. He tries to outrun the God who made the sea and the dry land. But when a violent storm rises, pagan sailors tremble, lots are cast, and Jonah is forced to face the terrible truth: he is not running from wrath alone.
He is running from mercy.
The Prophet Who Ran is a sweeping biblical historical novel that brings the book of Jonah to vivid life with cinematic realism, spiritual depth, and emotional power. From the courts of Jeroboam to the storm-torn sea, from the belly of the great fish to the streets of mighty Nineveh, this is the story of a prophet who obeyed outwardly while fighting God inwardly-and of a Lord whose compassion is far greater, and far more unsettling, than man's desire for judgment.
Perfect for readers who love:
- biblical historical fiction
- Old Testament retellings
- Christian novels with theological depth
- epic stories of prophets, repentance, and redemption
- fiction that sends readers back to Scripture
For fans of serious, Scripture-rooted biblical fiction, The Prophet Who Ran is a powerful novel of Jonah, Nineveh, divine mercy, reluctant obedience, and the God who still pursues the runaway heart.
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