Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Spring 2022 cartoon, based on Jonah 1:17: “But the Lord provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” We are pleased to congratulate Patricia Erbele of Hesperia, California, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS UP
“But the ad said, ‘Have a whale of a time for three days and three nights!’”
—Susan Stark, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Jonah may have looked like a tempting morsel to the fish, but three days later he would find out that you can’t keep a good man down.”
—Frank Schipani, White Lake, Michigan
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“‘Go sailing,’ they said. ‘It’ll be fun,’ they said.”
—Malinda Kaye Dilday, Raleigh, North Carolina
“Remember Tarshish’s posted laws: Catch and Release Only!”
—Ron Wiebe, San Jose, California
Write a caption for the cartoon based on Joshua 6:8: “As Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them.” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is November 15, 2022. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.
“Big fish?! The ticket said Tarshish!”
—Patricia Erbele, Hesperia, California
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