Zone1 who was swollowed by a whale, Jonas or Jonah?

[Zebra]

I am used to Jonas, with an s as in Moses.

But lately one often reads Jona.

 

[Zebra]

btw .... the Bible does not speak of a whale, just of a big fish

 

[JoeB131]

btw .... the Bible does not speak of a whale, just of a big fish

People in the bible had no idea that Whales were mammals.

All that said, this is just another bible story that's fairly improbable. A person couldn't survive more than a few minutes in a whale or a fish. They'd be digested.

 

[Votto]

I am used to Jonas, with an s as in Moses.

But lately one often reads Jona.

Wait, God had people vote as to whether Jonah would be swallowed?

Why did I never get that memo?

 

[Zebra]

People in the bible had no idea that Whales were mammals.

All that said, this is just another bible story that's fairly improbable. A person couldn't survive more than a few minutes in a whale or a fish. They'd be digested.

I see that you prefer the spelling Jonah.

 

[Votto]

I see that you prefer the spelling Jonah.

Only on Mondays and Fridays.

Be honest, would you have voted for Jonah to be swallowed?

I think you would as most probably would have.

It's like wanting to watch a building implode upon demolition with crowds around to see it.

Things like that are just cool to watch.



Just be mindful of the shooting debris that could cut your life short I reckon.

 

[irosie91]

I am used to Jonas, with an s as in Moses.

But lately one often reads Jona.

the name is YONA It's a real word-----it means DOVE ? JONAS ?
is that the greek version ?

 

[ding]

People in the bible had no idea that Whales were mammals.

All that said, this is just another bible story that's fairly improbable. A person couldn't survive more than a few minutes in a whale or a fish. They'd be digested.

Maybe stop reading allegorical accounts literally. Or better yet, try using google to find out the meaning of that account.

 

[Votto]

Maybe stop reading allegorical accounts literally. Or better yet, try using google to find out the meaning of that account.

Actually, the word "Ding" means allegory in Greek, so no need to respond to the post since the post is pure allegory as well.

 

[Zebra]

the name is YONA It's a real word-----it means DOVE ? JONAS ?
is that the greek version ?

yes, it means dove.
Jonas is the form that German Catholics use.
and yes, i think it is the Greek version.

 

[norwegen]

So, Jonas, Jona, and Jonah were sitting around a campfire in the belly of a whale. . .

 

[irosie91]

So, Jonas, Jona, and Jonah were sitting around a campfire in the belly of a whale. . .

heartburn or acid reflux?

 

[Votto]

So, Jonas, Jona, and Jonah were sitting around a campfire in the belly of a whale. . .

Nope, no camp fire

Jonah may have been a lot of things, but he was no boy scout, sadly speaking of course.

 

[ding]

Actually, the word "Ding" means allegory in Greek, so no need to respond to the post since the post is pure allegory as well.

Do you believe that account was intended to be read literally?

 

[Votto]

Do you believe that account was intended to be read literally?

I think you can't wrap your mind around miracles, so it's your only alternative.

It's like watching people on the history channel trying to scientifically explain the parting of the Red Sea.

It's just nutty.

 

[ding]

I think you can't wrap your mind around miracles, so it's your only alternative.

It's like watching people on the history channel trying to scientifically explain the parting of the Red Sea.

It's just nutty.

The miracles performed by Jesus were the point of those accounts. OT embellishments were not the point of the OT accounts.

 

[Votto]

The miracles performed by Jesus were the point of those accounts. OT embellishments were not the point of the OT accounts.

So, you don't believe that the miracles of Jesus were allegory?

 

[irosie91]

Do you believe that account was intended to be read literally?

it's a story-----the author was probably paid by the word like Dickens

 

[Quantrill]

People in the bible had no idea that Whales were mammals.

All that said, this is just another bible story that's fairly improbable. A person couldn't survive more than a few minutes in a whale or a fish. They'd be digested.

It was miraculous.

Quantrill

 

[ding]

I think you can't wrap your mind around miracles, so it's your only alternative.

It's like watching people on the history channel trying to scientifically explain the parting of the Red Sea.

It's just nutty.

Exodus was embellished to make the account more memorable and easier to pass down.

The point of the account was the formal affirmation that they were chosen to establish laws. The transition from polytheism to monotheism occurred over thousands of years. Exodus was at the end of the transition.