Before I forget, I wanted to comment about God and how he is very merciful and he does his appointments. It’s very true. I think he is the most meticulous thing ever. He’s a lot of things.
I read a great piece by Dale Moreau where he argues that the translation of fish is meant to conjure the chaos dragon. In the Septuagint they used ketos (used by Homer to describe the sea monster) rather than icthus (fish). The biblical connotations of this sea monster help illuminate the cosmic nature of Jonah’s journey - he was in the belly of Sheol. https://dalemoreau.substack.com/p/you-have-been-reading-jonah-wrong?r=7h69k&utm_medium=ios
Job's mission was so successful that Nineveh remained a powerhouse--only now worshipping Yahweh--for 100 years. He became so beloved that they built a huge mausoleum for him when he died. It stood in the town, now called Mosul, until ISIS blew it up when they took the town 10 or so years ago.
Since he never returned to the Samarian court, the people of his hometown--not far from Nazareth--never knew what became of him. They all assumed--perhaps rightly--that he had abandoned Israel for the Northern Kingdom of Nineveh. For that reason, Nazareth had a bad name among the Hebrews — which is why Nathanael was so suspicious when the other disciples told him about Jesus of Nazareth.
I wrote more about this on my blog — if it's acceptable to post the link. I apologize if this is a problem, but the story is fascinating. https://www.michelleule.com/2022/07/05/jonah/
Beautiful piece.
One of my favorites you've done!
Great article! Thank you for the shout out.
We published a sister article to this one about why Jonah DIED in the whale... https://www.theascent.io/p/jonah-died-in-the-whale?utm_source=publication-search
Thank you Harrison!
Excellent take. I have a new appreciation for the story now. Thank you!
Thank you Ryan!
aww i love this! thank you
Before I forget, I wanted to comment about God and how he is very merciful and he does his appointments. It’s very true. I think he is the most meticulous thing ever. He’s a lot of things.
My favorite book of the Bible. Unexpectedly humorous at the end (v 4:9)
I read a great piece by Dale Moreau where he argues that the translation of fish is meant to conjure the chaos dragon. In the Septuagint they used ketos (used by Homer to describe the sea monster) rather than icthus (fish). The biblical connotations of this sea monster help illuminate the cosmic nature of Jonah’s journey - he was in the belly of Sheol. https://dalemoreau.substack.com/p/you-have-been-reading-jonah-wrong?r=7h69k&utm_medium=ios
Super! J'aime cet extrait, et l'analyse est très pertinente !
Job's mission was so successful that Nineveh remained a powerhouse--only now worshipping Yahweh--for 100 years. He became so beloved that they built a huge mausoleum for him when he died. It stood in the town, now called Mosul, until ISIS blew it up when they took the town 10 or so years ago.
Since he never returned to the Samarian court, the people of his hometown--not far from Nazareth--never knew what became of him. They all assumed--perhaps rightly--that he had abandoned Israel for the Northern Kingdom of Nineveh. For that reason, Nazareth had a bad name among the Hebrews — which is why Nathanael was so suspicious when the other disciples told him about Jesus of Nazareth.
I wrote more about this on my blog — if it's acceptable to post the link. I apologize if this is a problem, but the story is fascinating. https://www.michelleule.com/2022/07/05/jonah/
Oh that Nineveh makes my skin crawl- He does destroy the wicked-