In Italian maritime traditions Then, the whale was seen as a symbol of strength, luck and protection. Wish someone to finish “in the ass at the whale” could mean wanting that he was in a Safe and ...

WE WENT to see Richard Strauss’s “Salome” at the Metropolitan Opera Wednesday night, or let’s say that my love went and I ...

All three groups were in the monotheist tradition, stemming from the pure monotheist, the ‘Friend of God,’ Abraham-the-Hebrew, whom I prefer to call the first ‘Islamic’ or the first ‘Muslim’ Hebrew, ...

In the heart of Jos South, Plateau State, stands an imposing monument known as the 10 Commandments Prayer Altar, a site that has evolved into a beacon of faith, hope and community ...

Jonah is a prophet – and a man on the run. From who? From God! After a series of wild adventures involving a seaport called Joppa, a huge boat and a terrible storm, Jonah finds himself in the ...

The runaway prophet Jonah gets thrown off a boat to calm the raging sea (Jonah 1:15). The Gospels see Jesus rescuing his disciples from a terrible storm (Mark 4:35–41). Many tend to read Bible ...

The life of the prophet Jonah foreshadows Christ’s Resurrection. Jonah was in the belly of a great fish for three days (Jon 1:17), and Christ rose from the dead on the third day. (Mt 28:1-6) But Jonah ...

For example, at my church we recently finished a study of Jonah. I’m sure many of you are familiar with his story. He was the prophet who was instructed by God to warn the people of a certain ...

Jonah hurries to tell Nineveh that it’s doomed. But the city repents, and God forgives the people, which frustrates the prophet — after all, why all the drama if nothing was going to happen?

(1 Samuel 29:3); and Prophet Jonah identified himself to non-Jewish sailers as “a Hebrew” (Jonah 1:9). Prophet Abraham was the first Muslim Hebrew as Qur’an 3:67 states: “He (Abraham ...

(1 Samuel 29:3); and Prophet Jonah identified himself to non-Jewish sailers as “a Hebrew” (Jonah 1:9). According to a new Pew Research Center study released on August 19 2024: “Christians ...