Deconstructing Jonah

As if with any story you've ever heard or read. There is more than one side to the story and I believe the story of Jonah deserves to be looked at with a different perspective, with at least some context. You've probably heard one of two versions. The kid friendly version with the drawings of a beautiful whale and Jonah comfortably praying on his knees inside the whale's belly, or the adult version where an angry God will send a storm your way to punish you for not doing his will and then s...