Reduced laughter : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings /

Reduced laughter : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings /

In this book Helen Paynter offers a radical re-evalution of the central section of Kings. Reading with attention to the literary devices of carnivalization and mirroring, she demonstrates that it contains a florid satire on kings, prophets and nations. Building on the work of humorists, literary cri...

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Main Author: Paynter, Helen.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 142.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303812.

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Bible. > Kings > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Kings.
Wit and humor in the Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS1335.6.W58 P39 2016

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Some Unanswered Questions in the Book of Kings
  • 3 Seriocomic Readings and the Mise-en-abyme: Useful Heuristics for Biblical Criticism?
  • 4 An Investigation into the Seriocomic Elements at the Heart of Kings
  • 5 Anti-prophetic Rhetoric
  • 6 The Command-Prophecy Formula
  • 7 Satire against Kings and Nations
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The χ-squared Test Applied to Rendsburg's Findings of Variant Linguistic Features in the Northern Narratives of Kings
  • Appendix 2: Seriocomic Events of the Central Part of Kings, Itemised by Chapter
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authorities
  • Index of Biblical References
  • Index of Subjects.