The Jimmy Akin Podcast #007 The Jonah Death Hypothesis (Did Jonah Die in the Whale?) - null
Oct 28, 2024
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Jonah's Death: A New Interpretation
- The claim of Jonah's death and resurrection contradicts the historical understanding of the Book of Jonah.
- No historical interpreters, including Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish scholars, have traditionally held this view.
The Sign of Jonah: An Analogy, Not a Replication
- Jesus's reference to Jonah's time in the whale's belly serves as a sign, paralleling his own time in the earth.
- The analogy doesn't require Jonah to have died and resurrected, just that both spent three days within something.
Silence Doesn't Equal Death
- The argument that Jonah died because the author doesn't explicitly state he lived is an argument from silence.
- Arguments from silence are weak, especially for crucial events like death and resurrection.