that was funny because when she get to heaven she'll ask him
2007-11-07 00:08:10
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answered by ~mea mea~ 2
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The Fish
Depiction of Jonah and the "great fish" on the south doorway of the Gothic-era Dom St. Peter in Worms, GermanyThough it is often called a whale today, the Hebrew, as throughout scripture, refers to no species in particular, simply sufficing with "great fish" or "big fish" (whales are today classified as mammals and not fish, but no such distinction was made in antiquity). While some Bible scholars suggest the size and habits of the White Shark correspond better to the representations given of Jonah's being swallowed, normally an adult human is too large to be swallowed whole.
In Jonah 2:1 (1:17 in English translation), the original Hebrew text reads dag gadol, which literally means "great fish." The Septuagint translates this phrase into Greek as ketos megas. The term ketos alone means "huge fish," and in Greek mythology the term was closely associated with sea monsters, including sea serpents. (See the Theoi Project "Ketea" for more information regarding Greek mythology and the Ketos.) Jerome later translated this phrase as piscis granda in his Latin Vulgate. He translated ketos, however, as cetus in Matthew 12:40.
At some point cetus became synonymous with "whale" (the study of whales is now called cetology). In his 1534 translation, William Tyndale translated the phrase in Jonah 2:1 as "greate fyshe" and he translated the word ketos (Greek) or cetus (Latin) in Matthew 12:40 as "whale". Tyndale's translation was, of course, later incorporated into the Authorized Version of 1611. Since then, the "great fish" in Jonah 2 has been most often interpreted as a whale.
There is anecdotal evidence that the throats of many large whales, as well as possibly the whale shark, could accommodate passage of an adult human. The story of Jonah mentions weeds wrapped around Jonah's head, perhaps to shield his face with seaweed against the acid.
However, doubts have been cast that any existing whale or fish would be able to repeat the feat described, either due to size of mouth, narrowness of throat, or because it diverges so wildly from these animals' normal eating habits. The largest whales - baleen whales, a group which includes the blue whale - eat plankton and "it is commonly said that this species would be choked if it attempted to swallow a herring." The sperm whale, on the other hand, has "a small mouth... Its food is torn to pieces before being swallowed," according to Dr. C. H. Townsend, a former Acting Director of the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Aquarium. He further states that "there is no evidence that such a feat would be possible." As for the whale shark, Dr. E. W. Gudger, an Honorary Associate in Ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History, noted that "while the mouth is cavernous, the throat itself is only four inches wide and has a sharp elbow or bend behind the opening. This gullet would not permit the passage of a man's arm." In another publication he also noted that "the whale shark is not the fish that swallowed Jonah."
One may argue that applying contemporary taxonomy from a literalist perspective does little to further our understanding of this legend, written in a time when such knowledge did not yet exist (and as such was less relevant than in our time) and all large sea creatures had the same symbolism so that a generic term could easily suffice.
2007-11-05 16:05:56
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answered by steve j 4
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Funny! 10!
2007-11-05 16:17:14
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answered by cats 7
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lol,lol,lol. 10/10 *.Brilliant.
How does the little girl know that the teacher is going to hell?.
What did she possible do sooooooooo bad?.HAHAHA.
That was a cooooooooooool joke,thnx for sharing.
2007-11-05 14:54:38
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answered by xyz 7
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I've heard this joke before but I think it was a different version. But still quite funny.,
2007-11-05 14:30:55
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answered by ~*MiZz Utah*~ 3
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Ive neva heard that one before, lol
2007-11-05 14:33:34
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answered by *Kelandra* 4
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That Joke is too cute
2007-11-05 14:31:22
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answered by N-yo! 3
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hahaha
2007-11-05 16:43:47
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answered by Brent 3
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LMAO!!! That's cute!!! Star for you!
2007-11-05 15:31:16
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answered by angel2005_2001 5
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that was sooo funny. it brightened up my day. LOVED IT!!!!!
2007-11-06 13:53:59
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answered by Tigger 2
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