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IS THE BOOK OF JONAH HISTORY OR FICTION?

IS THE BOOK OF JONAH HISTORY OR FICTION?

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How does the Bible picture the modern church?Critical scholars say the book of Jonah is fiction. “Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai” (Jonah 1:1 LSB). However, the book itself presents the account as historical, authentic non-fiction.

CRITICAL SCHOLARS VIEW OF JONAH

Many Protestant and Catholic scholars and commentaries regard the book of Jonah as fiction.

“A light satire, with no prentions to being historical . . . This fictional form is unique in the prophetic tradition”—Catholic commentary on Jonah read more

Does War With Israel Signal the End Is Near?

Does War With Israel Signal the End Is Near?

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There is much being made these days by some Christians about the Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah-Iran war as being a signal of “the end time” (Jude 18 HCSB). (For more detailed background information on this subject, please take a look at the Category headings: “End of the World,” and “Israel,” on this site.)

However,  the Bible indicates that “old covenant” (2 Corinthians 3:14)  with “Israel according to the flesh” (1 Corinthians 6:18 NKJV)  was “cancelled” (Ephesians 2:14 NLT), and “replaced” (2 Corinthians 3:11 NLT) by his “new covenant” (Hebrews 9:15)  with the Christian “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:15,16 NIV), which has Jesus Christ as its “high priest” and “mediator” (Hebrews 9:11,15). Indeed, according to the scriptures, “the kingdom of God” was “taken away from” fleshly Israel, “and given to a people, producing the fruit of it” (Matthew 21:43 NASB), that is, to Christians in the “new covenant” (2 Corinthians 3:6). read more

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