Many Christians are inclined to interpret the story of Jonah in the Old Testament as an allegory that was never meant to be understood as actual history. However ... as a historical tale with a ...

Jonah hurries to tell Nineveh that it’s doomed. But the city repents, and God forgives the people, which frustrates the prophet — after all, why all the drama if nothing was going to happen?

Sometimes when I read the Bible, I can see a parallel between things that happened during biblical times and what is happening in our world today.

As the city braces for disaster, the prophet Jonah arrives, warning the people ... the relationship between science and the Bible, and the history of ancient Israel, Ortiz brings a unique ...