"...some critics argue that the book of Jonah depicts the prophet as
being swallowed by a “great fish” (Jonah 1:17), while the New Testament suggests that the creature was a “whale” (Matthew 12:40). And, as any schoolboy knows, a whale is a mammal, not a fish.
The fallacy of this ill-conceived argument lies in the fact that both the Hebrew word
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being swallowed by a “great fish” (Jonah 1:17), while the New Testament suggests that the creature was a “whale” (Matthew 12:40). And, as any schoolboy knows, a whale is a mammal, not a fish.
The fallacy of this ill-conceived argument lies in the fact that both the Hebrew word
dag
, and the Greek word ketos
, are generic terms that can apply to any aquatic creature. There is no error here."WayneJackson