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050 00 $aBS680.W63$bA33 1997
082 00 $a220.6$221
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aAdams, Doug,$d1945-
245 14 $aThe prostitute in the family tree :$bdiscovering humor and irony in the Bible /$cDouglas Adams.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aLouisville, Ky. :$bWestminster John Knox Press,$c©1997.
300 $a127 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index.
505 0 $aThe prostitute in the family tree : the telling humor of biblical stories as grandparent stories -- Fractured families and busted banquets : the wounded-healing humor of Jesus' parables -- Jesse Helms and Jesse Jackson together in the White House : the mind-boggling humor of Jesus' parables -- Injustice in raising wages, grades, and who's in hell? : the cutting-edge satire of Jesus' parables -- A sack lunch and bathtub wine : the clowning humor of Jesus' miracles -- Love, Grandma : the fooling humor of Paul's letters -- Role reversals in dialogues between the finite and the infinite : bringing the humor of Hebrew scriptures to life.
520 1 $a"The Bible is funny! Very funny, according to this new book from Douglas Adams. But in order to discover this humor, Adams says, readers must take Bible passages in their entirety - not just as selected lines. When looking at the Bible as a whole, readers see not just selected, moralistic passages. Instead they see biblical stories with all their rough edges - the unethical and ambiguous characters, the unsolved problems, and the surprising endings." "Adams's book shows how seeing these faults in biblical figures and events strengthens modern Christians' faith." "In addition to pointing out cleverness in the Bible. Adams offers readers various practical methods and examples of how storytelling and some simple dramatic techniques can recover the biblical humor for today's education, worship, and preaching."--BOOK JACKET.
590 $bArchive
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