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And God Created Laughter: The Bible as Divine Comedy
Conrad Hyers
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| #1034284 in Books | 1988-11-01 | 1988-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.36 x5.50l,.44 | File type: PDF | 144 pages||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Brilliant Book!|By Mevashir|This is a wonderful book, full of fascinating insights and extremely well written.
Fear not, it does not treat the Bible as a joke book but rather more akin to a great Shakespearean comedy/tragedy. The author notes that the main difference between Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies is that while the tragedies usually focus on grand histo|About the Author|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.
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 recove...
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