On Humour and the Comic in the Hebrew Bible

On Humour and the Comic in the Hebrew Bible PDF Author: Athalya Brenner-Idan
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567202348
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 329

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Book Description
In comparison with other literary aspects of the Old Testament, humour has suffered much scholarly neglect. The present collection of essays (by the editors and ten other authors) argues that humour is plentiful in biblical literature and that many passages, indeed even whole books, can be properly understood only when the humorous intention of the author is acknowledged. This collection is a particularly interesting, innovative and provocative one.