00923nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000020002800041041000800069050002900077100002000106245010300126260004400229300002600273490004100299505033600340650008900676230822s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97890043223499004322345  aeng  aBS1335.6.W58 b.P39 2016  aPaynter, Helen  0aReduced laughter : bseriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings /cHelen Paynter  aLeiden ; Boston : bE. J. Brill, c2016  axi, 242 p.b;c25 cm.  aBiblical interpretation series,v142  aIntroduction -- Some unanswered questions in the book of Kings -- Seriocomic readings and the mise-en-abyme: useful heuristics for biblical criticism? -- An investigation into the seriocomic elements at the heart of Kings -- Anti-prophetic rhetoric -- The command-prophecy formula -- Satire against kings and nations -- Conclusion.  aBible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible. Kings.Wit and humor in the Bible.