Christianity - A Journey from Facts to Fiction — Page 71
Crucifixion 71 Jesus as. They all believed that Jonah as , miraculously or otherwise, survived for three days and nights in the belly of the fish and did not die in that period for a single moment. Of course, we have our own reservations regarding this view. The story of Jonah as as told to us in the Holy Quran does not mention anywhere that it was for three days and nights that Jonah as suffered his trials in the belly of the fish. However, we return to the case in point and try to bring to light the actual similarities which were predicted by Jesus Christ as between Jonah as and himself. Those similarities spoke clearly of spending three days and nights in extremely precarious circumstances and of a miraculous revival from near death, and not of coming back to life from the dead. The same, Jesus as claimed, would happen in his case. Jesus’ Promise to the House of Israel The second important piece of evidence is that Jesus as told his people that the sheep of the House of Israel who dwelt in and around Judea were not the only sheep, and that he was sent by God not only to them but also to the other sheep of the same flock. Just as he had come to retrieve them he would also go and retrieve the others as well. And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd. (John 10:16) Now according to common knowledge, between the time of his promise and Crucifixion, he never left the land of Judea for