Thomas J. Belke’s Newly Released "Rethinking Jonah: Convergence: Volume 1" Offers a Bold New Perspective on One of the Bible’s Most Misunderstood Prophets

Chesapeake, VA, October 24, 2025 --(PR.com)-- “Rethinking Jonah: Convergence: Volume 1”: a compelling study that reexamines the life of the biblical prophet Jonah using ancient sources and a unique inference-based approach. “Rethinking Jonah: Convergence: Volume 1” is the creation of published author, Thomas J. Belke, DBS, known as “the nuclear theologian,” who is the founder of Sign of Jonah Ministries and an ordained evangelical Christian minister. A retired U.S. Navy Captain, he served as a nuclear engineering officer in the submarine force and later held executive roles in the defense sector. He holds degrees from institutions including the U.S. Naval Academy, Regent University, and the U.S. Naval War College, among others. Dr. Belke is also the author of JUCHE: A Christian Study of North Korea’s State Religion and lives in Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife, Dr. Lorrie A. Belke.

Thomas J. Belke shares, “Was the Hebrew prophet Jonah a real or fictional person? If real, when did he live? Who were his contemporaries? Where did he grow up? How long did he live? What was he like? Is the biblical book truth or fiction? Can we know more about him than the forty-eight-verse account in the biblical book of Jonah, one verse in 2 Kings, and three short New Testament references? To what extent are contemporary assessments of him as being “the runaway prophet” accurate? And what really happened at Nineveh and in the aftermath?
This study uses an inference engine-based approach and ancient sources to reconstruct and better understand what is arguably the second greatest story ever told.

Rethinking Jonah is subdivided into four volumes that build on each other, as follows:
· Volume 1: Convergence – This first volume launches into the inference-based historical reconstruction resulting in convergence on the ninth century BC timeframe. Scribes, scrolls, cliffs, caves, and skulls—prepare to be amazed!
· Volume 2: The Boy Prophet – This second volume reveals that Jonah is “hidden in plain sight” in 2 Kings and reconstructs the first part of his life from his miraculous birth in the spring of 850 BC to his first resurrection in 849 BC to him drowning to death at sea in 826 BC.
· Volume 3: Two Scrolls Not One – This third volume picks up with Jonah’s second resurrection in 826 BC, reveals that Jonah was originally published as two scrolls not one, explains why Nineveh repented in 824 BC, and reconstructs Jonah’s third resurrection in 799 BC.
· Volume 4: Mysteries Unveiled – This fourth volume synthesizes the entire historical reconstruction including an in-depth look at the sign of Jonah and the Jonah-Israel super-sign typology that Jonah’s life is a typological map of the history of Israel—past, present, and future.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Thomas J. Belke’s new book offers deep insights into biblical history and theology, encouraging readers to question assumptions and seek a deeper understanding of Scripture.

Consumers can purchase “Rethinking Jonah: Convergence: Volume 1” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

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