If you are of the opinion that the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is only a serious book about a serious God, then you need to read Simon Holloway‘s post, “The Hilarious Hebrew Bible” over at Divrei ben Abuya. The post looks at a collection of essays that came out quite a while ago: On Humour and the Comic in the Hebrew Bible, edited by (Sheffield: Almond Press, 1990). Simon also adds an example of humour from the Bible of his own.
Three Things
My musings on loving God, neighbours, and one another — and other stuff!
Joel Kaminsky from Smith College has an article along the same lines which is very good: “Humor and the Theology of Hope in Genesis: Isaac as a Humorous Figure,” Interpretation 54.4 (October 2000): 363-375.