by Island Man 2 Replies latest watchtower bible
Why did Jonah think that he could run away from Jehovah? Did he think that Jehovah was a local god whose power and influence would not extend as far as Tarshish? And why would Jehovah choose as his prophet a man like Jonah who evidently did not appreciate that Jehovah can find you know matter where you go?
How can Jehovah be a just and righteous god if he would bring a storm and endanger the lives of innocent mariners just to discipline his wayward prophet Jonah?
Even more important: Most scholars agree that Jonah is a work of satire, and was never intended to be accepted as historical.
Here is a good write-up by a former board member:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/83590/jonah-fiction
That the "Imitate" writers take it as a literal chronicle of actual history, and so seriously strive to look for "modern day application" from a piece of obvious fiction, is even more hysterically funny than the book itself.
Imagine, 2000+ years from now, people dissecting episodes of Monty Python or the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy as a serious source of guidance for daily living, and asserting that they contain true historical and verifiable facts. That's how silly it is to try take lessons from a "historical" Book of Jonah.
