[zeestephen]

The only thing new here seems to be the citation for “three days.”

I don’t recall that being in the Old Testament.

Scholarly corrections on that point are welcome if I am mistaken.

[Jim Scott]

Every few years we get articles proclaiming that Jesus' existence or his crucifixion and especially his resurrection have been 'called into question' by some artifact or other. The purported 'evidence' is usually some 'scholars' opinion on some illegible writing on something or other from the ancient world. Most are quickly exposed as a hoax, totally unsubstantiated or simply far too inconclusive to 'prove' anything (like this one) and quickly forgotten, except to the more active atheists prowling the internet who thrive on anything that helps them sustain their unbelief.

Much ado about very little, as usual.

[mdmathis6]

Jesus cited “the sign of Jonah” as the sign of his divinity meaning that he viewed the story of Jonah as a foreshadowing of his own death and resurrection.

[dinap]

Hosea 6:2 (New International Version)

Also - Jonah, three days in the belly of the whale.

Short story - The Messiah’s resurrection was not only prophesized, but was also one of the ways the Jews of that day would know the one who was resurrected was in fact the Messiah.