Is Jonah’s testimony to the size of Nineveh accurate?
PROBLEM: When Jonah arrived at the city of Nineveh, he observed that
the city was so large, that it took a three-day journey to pass
through it. However, such a statement must be an exaggeration, since
it is argued that the average man could wal... [ Continue Reading ]
Why does Jonah refer to the king of Assyria simply as the king of
Nineveh?
PROBLEM: Conservative scholars maintain that the Book of Jonah was
written by the prophet Jonah who actually experienced the events
recorded in the book. However, if the Book of Jonah was written by a
Hebrew prophet who live... [ Continue Reading ]