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We might not be used to thinking of it in this fashion, but the authors of the biblical literature frequently employed humour in their presentation of a good story.
Whether it came in the form of puns and word-play, or whether it was situational, “comedy” is without doubt a biblical genre.
In this talk, Dr Simon Holloway will present examples of biblical humour, drawn from a number of different text types, with the aim of demonstrating a surprising truth: the good book can be funny too.
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