What about Jonah? That could've been true!

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What about Jonah? That could've been true!

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RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true!

December 3, 2011 at 8:43 pm (This post was last modified: December 3, 2011 at 8:49 pm by Rokcet Scientist.)

(December 3, 2011 at 8:34 pm)Minimalist Wrote: When considering the likely BullShit Quotient of the Jonah story it is important to recall that both Judah and Israel were landlocked states. The Philistines and Phoenicians controlled the coasts from Syria to Egypt.

Landlocked is very relative in Palestine/Canaan. Everything is very close together there. If there was a 3 mile strip separating the kingdoms of Judah and Israel from the sea it was a lot.

Quote:So maybe they heard fish stories about whales from actual seafarers and being ignorant country bumpkins they fell for it.

If we apply the standard sales talk correction factor, 'divide by six', and subtract the fisherman's exaggeration factor, 50%, Jonah's whale turns out to have been an anchovy.

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What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Rokcet Scientist - December 2, 2011 at 10:23 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Welsh cake - December 3, 2011 at 5:45 am

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Minimalist - December 3, 2011 at 11:40 am

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Rokcet Scientist - December 3, 2011 at 8:26 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Minimalist - December 3, 2011 at 8:34 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Rokcet Scientist - December 3, 2011 at 8:43 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Justtristo - December 3, 2011 at 9:22 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Rev. Rye - December 4, 2011 at 4:12 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Minimalist - December 3, 2011 at 9:36 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Epimethean - December 4, 2011 at 12:37 am

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by reverendjeremiah - December 4, 2011 at 3:03 am

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Rokcet Scientist - December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by The Grand Nudger - December 4, 2011 at 11:21 am

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by Epimethean - December 4, 2011 at 1:49 pm

RE: What about Jonah? That could've been true! - by The Grand Nudger - December 4, 2011 at 2:02 pm

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