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The Bible and the Comic Vision

  • ISBN-13: 9780800634865
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By J. William Whedbee
  • Price: AUD $47.99
  • Stock: 1 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 27/08/2002
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 127.00mm) 328 pages Weight: 420g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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This insightful work examines the variety of ways comedy is employed in the Old Testament. Biblical comedy unveils "a comic vision that oscillates between attack and affirmation, corrective and celebration, ridicule and revel." Here Whedbee reveals the subtle uses of parody and satire to subversive effect in six biblical books. But "the Bible characteristically does not stop with subversion, for the texts usually drive on toward an affirmation of life and a celebration of the wonder and hopefulness of creation.... In sum, subversion and celebration typically belong together in a comprehensive view of biblical comedy: subversion often serving to undercut and clear away obstacles to the realization of fertility and forgiveness; and celebration finding expression in festivals of freedom and hope."
J. William Whedbee is the Nancy M. Lyon Professor of Biblical Literature and History at Pomona College (Claremont, California). He is also the author of Isaiah and Wisdom.
Introduction: An Anatomy of Comedy in the Bible PART I: The Genesis of Comedy - The Comedy of Genesis The Comedy of Creation (Genesis 1-11) Domestic Comedy in the Household of Faith (Genesis 12-50) PART II: Biblical Texts and the Drive to Comic Regeneration Exodus and Esther as Comedies of Deliverance Jonah as a Comedy of Contradiction, Caricature, and Compassion The Comedy of Job: Creation, Chaos, and Carnival Paradox and Parody in the Song of Solomon A Comprehensive View of Biblical Comedy Bibliography Index of Authors Index of Biblical References Index of Topics
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