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The Prostitute in the Family Tree

Discovering Humour and Irony in the Bible

  • Paperback
  • 140 pages
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.8 cm

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For Christians seeking a fresh perspective on scripture

Helps you find laughter in serious biblical stories

You will deepen your faith through biblical humour

This insightful book reveals the humour and irony in the Bible.

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.

  • Title

    The Prostitute in the Family Tree

  • Author

    Douglas E. Adams

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Westminster John Knox

  • Published

    August 1997

  • Weight

    173g

  • Page Count

    140

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780664256937

  • ISBN-10

    0664256937

  • Eden Code

    1153556

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