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Humor in the Gospels : a sourcebook for the study of humor in the New Testament, 1863-2014 / Terri Bednarz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (x, 343 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781498501378
  • 1498501370
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Humor in the Gospels.DDC classification:
  • 226/.066 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2545.W5
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.

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

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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.