Explain the symbolism behind The Belly of the Whale, using the story of Jonah and the Big Fish as an example. Be sure your essay examines both the manifest content of the story as well as the latent content.
Explain the symbolism behind The Belly of the Whale
1, Final Exam Componen D
Instructions: Please answer the following question as thoroughly and accurately as possible, using complete sentences. Do not use direct quotes; explain in your own words. Your answer must be at least 300 words in length (no exceptions).
Explain the symbolism behind The Belly of the Whale, using the story of Jonah and the Big Fish as an example. Be sure your essay examines both the manifest content of the story as well as the latent content.
2, Final Exam Component E
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Component E:
Instructions: Please answer the following question as thoroughly and accurately as possible, using complete sentences. Do not use direct quotes; explain in your own words. Your answer must be at least 300 words in length (no exceptions).
What are the five standard types of creation myths? Explain, providing examples of each type.
The Bible Story of Jonah and the Whale
This is a summary of the Biblical account of Jonah and the big fish. You can read more in-depth Bible verses from the Scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning behind this teachable event in the Bible.
God called to Jonah one day and told him to go preach to Nineveh because the people were very wicked. Jonah hated this idea because Nineveh was one of Israel’s greatest enemies and Jonah wanted nothing to do with preaching to them!
Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarshish. God sent a great storm upon the ship and the men decided Jonah was to blame so they threw him overboard.
As soon as they tossed Jonah in the water, the storm stopped.
God sent a big fish, some call it a whale, to swallow Jonah and to save him from drowning. While in the belly of the big fish (whale), Jonah prayed to God for help, repented, and praised God.
For three days Jonah sat in the belly of the fish. Then, God had the big fish throw up Jonah onto the shores of Nineveh.
Jonah preached to Nineveh and warned them to repent before the city is destroyed in 40 days.
The people believed Jonah, turned from their wickedness, and God had mercy on them. Jonah now became angry and bitter because God did not destroy the Ninevites who were Israel’s enemy! When Jonah sat to rest God provided a vine to give him shade.
The next day, God sent a worm to eat the vine. Jonah now sat in the hot sun complaining and wanting to die. God called out to Jonah and scolded him for being so concerned and worried about just a plant while God was concerned with the heart condition and lives of 120,000 people who lived in the city of Nineveh.
Bible Commentary on Jonah and the Whale (Jonah 1)
In this chapter we have, I. A command given to Jonah to preach at Nineveh (v. 1, v. 2). II. Jonah’s disobedience to that command (v. 3). III. The pursuit and arrest of him for that disobedience by a storm, in which he was asleep (v. 4-6). IV.
The discovery of him, and his disobedience, to be the cause of the storm (v. 7-10). V. The casting of him into the sea, for the stilling of the storm (v. 11-16). VI. The miraculous preservation of his life there in the belly of a fish (v. 17), which was his reservation for further services.
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