ANIMALS IN THE BOOK OF JONAH “And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?” ~ Jonah 4:11 I’ve been wanting to write about the Book of Jonah for some time now, and it is fitting that I am finally able to do so during the season of Lent. Jonah’s story is deceptively simple, and with its action and adventure and animals and (some would say) fanciful elements, it is a favorite for teaching children. Once we begin to dig into the story, however, we find that it is a profound story of faith, repentance, forgiveness, and th...