by waton 24 Replies latest social humour
a -piece of Literature, with many lessons for us
P: yes: the lesson is: dont go preaching, you are going to be fooled and seen as a fool. and
that why this item appears under humour. the story is laughable. the more and New Scientist appears to remotely look at it.
At least according to the yellow my book of Bible stories I grew up with, they do take the Jonah thing quite literally. Even Jesus, who supposedly helped create all the animals according to JW lore, did reference the Jonah story as a fact.
Anony Mous:
Even Jesus, who supposedly helped create all the animals according to JW lore, did reference the Jonah story as a fact.
Did he though? Every statement attributed to Jesus was written several decades after his death. It’s impossible to know anything that Jesus actually said.
That’s true, but do you think if what he said contravened common beliefs, it wouldn’t have been noted? “this guy says the prophets were wrong” or “Moses writings aren’t really facts” would’ve made a hell of a bigger statement back then than “woe you Pharisees”
Fish isn’t a whale
Actually the text says YHWH prepared the whale specifically for Jonah to be swallowed. But for the unbelievable part read chapter 2 which Jesus seems to reference in the gospels. It's a Prayer that Jonah wrote down while inside a whales belly. apparently he 'saw' somehow the bottoms of the mountains.
Jesus referenced the Jonah Story , so the Gospels say, but did he view it as Literal and full of facts ? I doubt it.
Phizzy:
Jesus referenced the Jonah Story , so the Gospels say, but did he view it as Literal and full of facts ?
Matthew 12:40 suggests that 'the sign of Jonah' supposedly meant Jesus would be dead "for three days and three nights", which contradicts the amount of time between Jesus' death and resurrection according to the 'gospels' (Luke 11:30 & 32 tries to 'rescue' this flaw by reframing 'the sign of Jonah' as something else). So there is indeed very little about either story that can be taken literally.
here is a new one for breathing for 3 days surrounded by stomach churnings:
By Clare Wilson
waton:
Pigs can breathe oxygen via their rectum, so humans probably can tooIt's all becoming clear... maybe Awake! has been delayed while researching this new and exciting proof of Jonah. 🤣 Resplendent!
