In just four chapters, the Book of Jonah delivers one of the Bible’s most surprising moral reversals—and it’s not about the fish. In this episode of The Word Made Human, we explore Jonah as a parable of conscience, resistance, and reluctant compassion.

From a secular humanist lens, Jonah isn’t a lesson in divine obedience. It’s a story about how hard it is to care beyond our tribe—and how much it matters when we do.

What if the most sacred question isn’t about God at all—but about how far we’re willing to let our empathy go?

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