Editing Book of Jonah (section)

===Early Jewish interpretation===
Fragments of the book were found among the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], most of which follow the [[Masoretic Text]] closely and with Mur XII reproducing a large portion of the text.<ref>David L. Washburn, ''A Catalog of Biblical Passages in the Dead Sea Scrolls'' (Brill, 2003), 146.</ref> As for the non-canonical writings, the majority of references to biblical texts were made as [[Argument from authority|appeals to authority]]. The Book of Jonah appears to have served less purpose in the Qumran community than other texts, as the writings make no references to it.<ref>James C. Vanderkam, ''The Dead Sea Scrolls Today'' (Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1994), 151</ref>