The biblical story of Jonah has always seemed rather fantastical; after all, who could survive in the belly of a whale? Since when do whales swallow people? Well, since this week, apparently; a ...

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 ...

“Holy Jesus, it’s like Jonah and the whale! I’m so glad it wasn’t a big old shark!” the user wrote alluding to the biblical allegory. According to the Bible, Jonah was a prophet who ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. The biblical story of Jonah ...