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1 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Jon 2:2 | stjohn | 211902 | ||
It is an interesting question isn't it. I must admit I had to do a bit of searching myself when it was pointed out to me. I'd always presumed that Jonah had not died, but his posable death in the belly of the great fish, does add to the miraculous nature of Jonah's' story, and parallels more closely what our Lord said about it being a sign, that pointed to His, 'death' and resurrection. John |
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2 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Jon 2:2 | MJH | 211905 | ||
Yes, the idea does sit well. Not that the imagery doesn't work either way (Jonah dying or not). Going down into the Abyss into the belly of a great fish is certainly a picture of death if not death itself. I did some looking and didn't find the evidence I was looking for, so this admittedly is weak, but it's what I found in a few minutes: Num 16:33 So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.(ASV) In this Text they were alive in Sheol until the earth closed. So Sheol is any place under the Earth, the place of the grave. Isa 38:18 For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness. (ESV) And lastly, here is a place where it seems as though the prophet is saying that a person can not cry out once in Sheol when Sheol is synonymous with death. And in the end, why I'm not sold so quickly, is that I've always understood Sheol to be the place of death and not death itself. Therefore, Jonah could be in the place of death while not actually being dead. Therefore he could cry out and he could still be saved from the place of death. MJH |
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3 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Jon 2:2 | stjohn | 211908 | ||
Num 16:33 is simply saying they were buried alive and soon died, as anyone would that was closed up in the ground for a time. It doesn't say they were alive in the place of death but that they ultimately died. As far as the rest I'm having a little trouble following you. Maybe we can revisit it when it has been looked into more closely. John |
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4 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Jon 2:2 | MJH | 211918 | ||
Yes, you are correct in looking into it more closely. As far as Jesus using this story as a foretelling of his own death and resurrection, it would be of some import to ask what his hearers would have thought about Jonah and whether he died or not. I wonder if there are any extant ancient interpretations of this passage dating to the first century or earlier? Were there any Dead Sea Scrolls that dealt with this? Are there any mentions in other writings that would help us know what contemporaries of Jesus would have believed on this account. There may not be, but there are vast amounts of writings that we do have and I am betting we could find something. I hold to a historical hermeneutic when possible. If Jesus' audience held to the belief that Jonah died, that would make a big difference. I will bet that they discussed your question, because it is just the kind of questions that they constantly asked and discussed. MJH I will try to find time to see what I can find and get back to you….in a few weeks probably. |
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