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Bednarz, Terri, 1962-

Humor in the Gospels : a sourcebook for the study of humor in the New Testament, 1863-2014 / Terri Bednarz. - 1 online resource (x, 343 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-323) and indexes.

The quest for gospel humor -- The humor taboo -- The humor of the absurd -- The seriousness of humor in the teachings of Jesus -- The comic and the playful in the teachings of Jesus -- The cynic and the rogue -- The comic savant and his prophetic humor -- Taking humor seriously -- The laughing Jesus -- A synopsis of humor rhetoric in the quest periods.

ISBN: 9781498501378 1498501370

LCCN: 2020739456

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Gospels

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wit and humor in the Bible.
Humour dans la Bible.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--New Testament.
Wit and humor--Religious aspects--Christianity
Wit and humor in the Bible

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BS2545.W5

Dewey Class. No.: 226/.066