Recognizing "a playful spirit" as part of our human makeup, Conrad Hyers shows how laughter and humor are integral to our serious study of the Bible. With the darker realities of the Bible--sin, suffering, and death--there exists a lighter side--laughter, humor, and playfulness. Competent biblical study, Hyers explains, requires both perspectives. This highly readable, preachable, and teachable work gives ministers, students, and lay readers a valuable tool for recovering the spirit of humor and offers a chance to share in the celebration of life and the divine comedy of faith, hope, and love.
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Conrad Hyers is an American writer, lecturer, and ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Before his retirement he was Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.
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A little bit dated, but a fun book to read on a rainy day,
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Ok I believe laughter is the best medicine, and seriously I have always seen the Bible to have intensely funny moments. This book displays the humor and the comedy in the bible in a lovely way. SO many people say 'the bible is SO boring, but this book allows you to see the fun stories, the laughter, they humor and then take that and add it to the original verses. Result: You will get more people interested in hearing about all the bible characters and stories. Definately a good book.
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Sarah was childless. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divine foolishness, comic vision, comic satire, comic spirit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John the Baptist, United States, Christ Child, Emily Post, Mark Twain, Roman Empire, Irish Catholic New!
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Sarah was childless. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divine foolishness, comic vision, comic satire, comic spirit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John the Baptist, United States, Christ Child, Emily Post, Mark Twain, Roman Empire, Irish Catholic New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Bible and the Comic Vision by J. William Whedbee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Leaving The Fold: Testimonies Of Former Fundamentalists by Edward T. Babinski on page 104
- The Mother of All Laughter: Sarah and the Genesis of Comedy by Terry Lindvall in Back Matter
- The Bible and the Comic Vision by J. William Whedbee in Back Matter
- Praying with Body and Soul by Jane E. Vennard in Back Matter
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