Jonah the Prophet Plaque
- Solid Bronze Plaque
- Small (p238k - 2 x 1.8 inches), Medium (p160m - 4 x 3.5 inches), or Large (p50gb - 7.9 x 6.3 inches)
- Hangs Easily on the Wall
- Made in Germany
- Gift Box Included
Product Description
This is our wonderful Jonah the Prophet Plaque. Jonah, (Hebrew: יוֹנָה) is the name given in the Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Scriptures to a prophet from the northern kingdom of Israel c. 8th century BC. Jonah is famous for having been swallowed by a whale or fish (depending on the translation – go to History/Story tab). This bronze plaque is indeed a wonderful gift for a birthday, feast day, first communion or confirmation.
A Solid Bronze Wall Plaque in Three Sizes
Available in three sizes – small (p238k – 2.25 x 1.9 inches), medium (p160m – 4 x 3.5 inches), or large (p50gb – 7.9 x 6.3 inches) – this solid bronze plaque hangs easily on the wall at home or office. This plaque was designed and cast in Germany by a master bronzesmith of world renown. This plaque is an especially appropriate gift for that special “Jonah” in your life!
Jonah and the “Whale”
On this solid bronze plaque Jonah is depicted as being swallowed by a “great fish” or “whale” after having done his utmost to avoid God’s mission for him. While the Book of Jonah is a classic of humorous prophetic writing, it also has a very simple and serious underlying message: Get right with God and you will save yourself a whole lot of trouble in life! Jesus referred to Jonah’s three-day sojourn in the belly of the “whale” as a prefiguring of his own three days in the tomb before his resurrection from the dead (Matthew 12:39-41).
Fish or Whale?
Though 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 great 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 (דג גדול), which literally means “big fish.” The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures) translates this phrase into Greek as ketos mega (κῆτος μέγα). The term ketos alone means “huge fish,” and in Greek mythology the term was closely associated with sea monsters, including serpents. Saint Jerome later translated this phrase as piscis granda in his Latin Vulgate (Latin translation of the Bible). 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”. Which states “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Tyndale’s translation was later incorporated into the King James Authorized Version of 1611. Since then, the “great fish” in Jonah 2 has been most often interpreted as a whale.
-adapted from Wikipedia, “Jonah”
Would you like to submit yours?
Be the first to review “Jonah the Prophet Plaque”
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Additional Information
| Weight | 0.19 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.75 x 1.75 x 1 in |
Reviews
There are no reviews yet