The description of Jonah as "Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher' 2kings 14:23ff made me think of our remiss & misguided missionary to Nineveh, so I went digging...
As Jesus mentioned Jonah in regard to his death and resurrection, he is worth looking at and not to be discounted as a fable as some rabbis and modern day theologians ( aka "theo hooligans") would have us believe. Here is an excerpt from a teaching I came across. This website is very detailed in describing the why's and wherefores of historical and chronological challanges and opinions. It is lengthy, very technical and well worth a read on a rainy day with a strong cup of tea!URL: http://bookofjonah.blog.com/threedayandthreenights/
This shows me that Jonah was a long term faithful servant and God used him as a teaching point to describe the death and ressurrection of Jesus the Christ.
His ministry had a long term teaching that far outlived him.
Romans 14:11
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“It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow
before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’””
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