Jonah
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Jonah is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 3 times across 3 issues between November 17, 2023 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “Consider the myth of Jonah”; “after our babysitter Jonah left, the children demanded “the Jonah song””; “Contact: Jonah”. It most often appears alongside Europe, Israel, Joseph.
Metadata
- Category: People
- Mention count: 3
- Issue count: 3
- First seen: November 17, 2023
- Last seen: April 01, 2026
Appears In
- Book Review: I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
- The Permanent Emergency
- Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
Related Pages
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- Europe (2 shared issues)
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- Israel (2 shared issues)
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- Joseph (2 shared issues)
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- 1108 R St (1 shared issues)
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- 11841 Wagner Street (1 shared issues)
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- 131 Colonie Center (1 shared issues)
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- 18 An Nhơn 3, An Hải, Sơn Trà, Đà Nẵng (1 shared issues)
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- 2, Church Street, Brigade Rd (1 shared issues)
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- 200 Degrees (1 shared issues)
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- 218 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan (1 shared issues)
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- 2740 Telegraph Ave (1 shared issues)
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- 299 E Cherry St, Rogers, AR 72756 (1 shared issues)
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Source Context
Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
Even when myths do fit the pattern, I disagree that the pagans always support it and the Bible always opposes. Consider the myth of Jonah (before he gets to the whale). God tells him to prophesy. Jonah refuses. He tries to escape by taking a boat. God sends a storm to the boat. The sailors realize this is a supernatural storm and decide it must be someone’s fault. They draw lots. Jonah gets the short lot, revealing that the storm is his fault. They throw him overboard. The storm dissipates. This seems equivalent to the Thebans identifying Oedipus as the source of the plague and successfully stopping it. The sailors are right to blame Jonah. They are right to throw him overboard. Their good sense in blaming a single victim saves their lives.
Alexa almost never fails. One time, after our babysitter Jonah left, the children demanded “the Jonah song”. I figured there was no way, but Alexa gave us a Christian kids’ song called Whale Did Swallow Jonah. The twins were maybe 90% fascinated, 10% concerned. "Whale swallow Jonah?" Kai asked. I tried to explain that this wasn’t Jonah the babysitter, but I don't know if it sunk in.
Contact: Jonah Contact Info: generalpurposeemail1[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, April 25th, 2:00 PM Location: At the outdoor seating area directly in front of Nicholas Zeppos College at Vanderbilt university. Here is a Google map pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/dQJLv8ix3mn7f4rq6?g_st=ic Please join the Group Me (https://groupme.com/join_group/114018377/7wuY7gPP) for pictures of the seating area and to talk to us if you have trouble finding us. Address: 45WV+J3R Nashville, Tennessee Coordinates (36.1466033, -86.8073613). Free parking is a 5-10 minute walk away at Centennial Park and, especially, at Martin’s BBQ Joint on Elliston Place. Paid parking that’s a 2-3 minute walk away can be found along the entire stretch of West End Avenue that overlaps with Vanderbilt’s main campus (on the street facing side of Nicholas Zeppos College). You could also park at the Vanderbilt bookstore parking lot, but parking is limited to an hour and I’ve been towed there before (whereas Martin’s BBQ has never failed me). Coordinates: https://plus.codes/868M45WV+J2 Group Link: https://groupme.com/join_group/114018377/7wuY7gPP Notes: Please join the GroupMe so we can cater for the appropriate number of people and choose foods everyone will enjoy.