Logos Staff
Was Jonah swallowed by a fish or a whale? Various opinions can be found in classic works, such as this third-century artistic rendition of the scene, Jerome’s Latin Vulgate, Tyndale’s 1534 translation, and in most theological works to date.
In this week’s video, we’ll take a fresh look at this question through the lens of the Greek Translation of the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, and use this ancient text to assist our contemporary interpretation.
Recommended Resources
- Logos Silver includes the top-rated Jonah commentary at bestcommentaries.com, T. Desmond Alexander’s contribution in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries.
- Every student in biblical studies needs a copy of the Septuagint.
- Lexham also offers an Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint.
Jason Stone
Brian Collins
Mark Barnes