8 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Tim Keller's New Book 'Prodigal Prophet'

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, October 11, 2018

Jonah and the Whale

"... the text does not show evidence of the author having made up the miracle account. A fiction writer ordinarily adds supernatural elements in order to create excitement or spectacle and to capture reader attention, but this writer doesn't capitalize on the event at all in that way. The fish is mentioned only in two brief verses and there are no descriptive details. It is reported more as a simple fact of what happened." (4)

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