Funny Things Can Happen on Your Way through the Bible, Volume 1

Proceeding from Voltaire's conclusion that "e;God is a comedian playing to an audience that's afraid to laugh,"e; this book seeks to uncover some of the many instances in which biblical texts offer readers grace and insight through the divine gifts of humor, wit, and laughter. Readers are invited to take a strikingly unusual, if not unique, approach to the texts, imagining not only the voice infle...