Llike the story read on Yom Kippur, the novel is about lessons learned in the belly of a great fish, writes a scholar at Yeshiva University. (JTA) — If one were to imagine what the prophet Jonah saw ...

The Book of Jonah says in Chapter 2: Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying, ‘I called to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol ...

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My community band practices in the basement of a synagogue, and there is a strange work of art on the wall. It’s rendered in wood, painted in bright colors, and it shows something I have never seen ...

This is Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder’s depiction of the giant fish coughing Jonah onshore to let him complete the mission God had given him. Brueghel lived from 1568-1625. (Courtesy Photo) ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Acres Playmakers of Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Baptist Church bring a classic biblical tale to life with a creative twist in their upcoming stage production, “Jonah: ...

“Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.” I got into whales about eight years ago. During the evenings, after a long workday, my mind was fried and I certainly ...

Summoned by God to preach his Word to the people of Nineveh, Jonah attempts to flee and is swallowed by a whale. After being spit out, Jonah does what he has been asked and learns a valuable lesson ...

The commonplace “a prophet without honor in his own country” suggests he is overlooked. In fact, however, he is not overlooked but derided or reviled -- the strength of the populace’s reactions is ...