If you've got a hankering for a "Road Runner" Binge-a-thon or a viewing (or two) of "Some Like It Hot," may I suggest a reading of Genesis? It's a book filled with wacky "trickster tales"...at least 13 of 'em!
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Tricksters, Terrorists and Taste Buds: Thoughts on Jacob and the Current Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
As Israel and Palestine have jumped into another heartbreaking round of intensified bloodshed and intractable vitriol aimed at one another, I wonder if what the Bible says about tricksters, especially in the "Jacob Cycle" of Genesis 25-33, can provide helpful insight.
Read MoreWhy the Bible Loves Lucy
in comedy of the Bible, Fool, Isaac, Jewish humor, Genesis, Trickster, Jacob, Esau
Lucy shows us we can make those intractable times in our lives and places in our world lively, impacting, creative, joyful and extraordinary. Just like the Bible's many tricksters!
Read MoreSilliness and Sacrifice
There was a time when the Bible (even "The Sacrifice of Isaac") was presented as something like a cross between the Obergammergau's Passion Play and Monty Python's Flying Circus....
Read MoreIs There Any "Ha-Ha" in Hagar?
What could possibly be funny about Hagar and her plight? Well, when putting on comic lenses, some interesting possibilities come into view....
Read MoreRiffs of Scripture: Thoughts on Aronofsky's "Noah"
in Bible, Crucifixion of Jesus, Film, Genesis, Jonah, King David, Noah
When I first saw the trailer for "Noah" late last year my knee jerk reaction was, "Hrmmph, lots of bells, whistles, money to spend, A-list stars, and, I bet, NOT ONE DROP OF COMEDY!" I know, I really need to get a life.
Read MoreThe Comedy of Creation (Genesis 1)
So much of the Bible is actually better suited to Saturday Night Live than the History Channel. (!)
Read MoreThe Comedy of Eden (besides, of course, that of Barbara...)
Barbara Eden is funny, but the Bible may even be funnier!
Read MoreOur Funny (as in Ha Ha) Bible
The Bible is a comedy. That's right. A book that's both sacred AND funny. And intentionally so.
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