{N}1,{/}1:Jonah refuses to obey the call from Yahweh: perhaps because he does not feel responsible for the salvation of the hated Ninevites. He is asleep while the sailors, good pagans, are trying to save the boat. (Though this is not a religious work, it does interest the pious Jonah too.) Jonah delights in thinking about the punishment that God is going to inflict on the pagans of Nineveh. He complains of God's mercy toward the Ninevites, because his own reputation will suffer from this.
God guides the world according to a broad and generous vision. Because he created everyone, he feels responsible for everyone and wants to save {C}humans and cattle {/} (4,11) Regardless of their race or religion. The story of Jonah soon became popular, and Jesus would mention it:
- The Ninevites' conversion (Lk 11:30).
- The comparison with the three days that Jonah spent in the fish's belly (Mt 12:40).

{N}4,{/}1: {C}GOD IS THE SAVIOUR OF ALL{/}
Jonah refuses to obey the call from Yahweh: perhaps because he does not feel responsible for the salvation of the hated Ninevites. He is asleep while the sailors, good pagans, are trying to save the boat. (Though this is not a religious work, it does interest the pious Jonah too.) Jonah delights in thinking about the punishment that God is going to inflict on the pagans of Nineveh. He complains of God's mercy toward the Ninevites, because his own reputation will suffer from this.
God guides the world according to a broad and generous vision. Because he created everyone, he feels responsible for everyone and wants to save {C}humans and cattle {/}(Jn_4,11) regardless of their race or religion. The story of Jonah soon became popular, and Jesus would mention it:
- The Ninevites' conversion (Lk_11,30).
- The comparison with the three days that Jonah spent in the fish's belly (Mt_12,40). 

