The Bible and the Comic VisionFortress Press - 315 sayfa This insightful work examines the variety of ways comedy is employed in the Old Testament. Biblical comedy unveils "a comic vision that oscillates between attack and affirmation, corrective and celebration, ridicule and revel." Here Whedbee reveals the subtle uses of parody and satire to subversive effect in six biblical books. But "the Bible characteristically does not stop with subversion, for the texts usually drive on toward an affirmation of life and a celebration of the wonder and hopefulness of creation.... In sum, subversion and celebration typically belong together in a comprehensive view of biblical comedy: subversion often serving to undercut and clear away obstacles to the realization of fertility and forgiveness; and celebration finding expression in festivals of freedom and hope." |
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THE GENESIS OF COMEDY THE COMEDY OF GENESIS | 15 |
The Comedy of Creation Genesis 111 | 19 |
Domestic Comedy in the Household of Faith Genesis 1250 | 64 |
THE DRIVE TO COMIC REGENERATION | 127 |
Liberation and Laughter Exodus and Esther | 129 |
Jonah as Joke | 191 |
The Comedy of Job | 221 |
Paradox and Parody in the Song of Solomon | 263 |
A Comprehensive View of Biblical Comedy | 278 |
Bibliography | 289 |
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