{"id":61731,"date":"2025-12-01T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61731"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:31:26","slug":"best-commentaries-on-jonah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-jonah\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on Jonah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Dr. Joel C. Gregory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Joel C. Gregory is Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching, holder of the George W. 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