Question: What is a Parable? What is the Book of Jonah?
IMO, a “Parable” is a descriptive story, with a strong meaning/s!
The Book of Jonah is describing Almighty God’s request to a man (Jonah); to go to a specific City to warn the residents of impending doom, because of their sinful ways, and ignoring God.
Because Jonah refused the Order from God, and tried to escape; he was swallowed by a “Great fish”, which after 3 days disgorged him on to the shore adjacent to the people he was supposed to warn!
He followed through God’s orders; and Nineveh was saved!
Jesus; when He was warning the Jews similarly, was asked to perform a miracle to convince them to that He was the promised “Messiah”.
He responded that they would not get a “sign”; other than the “sign of Jonah”; which pointed to His death and resurrection; which was of the same duration as Jonah’s stay in the belly of the “Great fish”!
See: Jonah's Sign! (Study)
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