The Prostitute in the Family Tree: Discovering Humor and Irony in the Bible

by Douglas Adams

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The Bible is funny! Very funny, according to Douglas Adams. In this book, Adams demonstrates how readers can discover this often-neglected humor looking at the Bible as a whole and seeing biblical stories with all their rough edges--the unethical and ambiguous characters, the unsolved problems, and the surprising endings. Adams argues that by missing the humor and irony of the Bible, readers often miss intended meanings as well.

  • ISBN10 0664256937
  • ISBN13 9780664256937
  • Publish Date 1 August 1997
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.