• Hos 6:2 — After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
• Jonah 1:17 — Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

4 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
• City of God · 1 passage
• Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage