You might recall, Jonah and the Whale is a biblical tale of a prophet, Jonah, who disobeys God's command to preach in Nineveh, attempts to escape, but is swallowed by a giant fish.

In the interviews after the humpback whale spat him back out, Simancas does not seem like a petulant Jonah; he’s even generous toward the whale’s intentions in scooping him out of the water.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.’ (Matthew 12:39-40; cf. Luke 11:29-32) ...

Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, March 1, 2023. “There is something greater than Jonah here” (Luke 11:32). Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32. Just what is the sign of Jonah?

Rush Limbaugh and Jonah-Before-the-Whale Rush Limbaugh makes remarks at the National Association of Broadcasters in Philadelphia, Pa., October 2, 2003. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) ...

In the whale, in whatever trials we might face, God is still there. We can't learn the lesson later; we must learn to know God in the dark when our other helps are removed.

The novel is divided into two sections, “Truth” and “Mercy,” the tension between which the Book of Jonah sits. The ancient prophet, after all, is given a commandment by God to warn ...

Now to a whale of a tale, a literal whale. It resembles the biblical Jonah or young Pinocchio, except no lies here. This really happened. AILSA CHANG, HOST: ...