However, allegories or parables in the Bible are always either said to be so, or made evident in the context. The Book of Jonah, however, is written as a historical tale with a historical prophet ...

Some interpretations posit that Jonah was attempting to protect his credibility as a prophet because he knew ... No shade to the bible, but that seems like the healthier approach.

Sometimes when I read the Bible, I can see a parallel between things that happened during biblical times and what is happening in our world today. For example, at my church we recently finished a ...

Three years ago, I was conducting research for a study on the Bible and the Chinese ... We see it taking place in one angry prophet’s account in Scripture too. Jonah is aggrieved with God ...