Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5880 humour
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5880 humour

5880 humour

A time and place for humour

Ecc 3:1-4

Touches of humour in Scripture

Things people found funny Ge 18:12 See also Ge 17:17

Humour at others’expense Job 12:4

OT writers found wordplay humorous Mic 1:10-11

Some passages seem to have a humorous intent See also 1Ki 18:27 Jesus Christ’s hearers would probably have found his exaggeration (or “hyperbole”) funny: Mt 19:24; Lk 6:42
Ac 12:13-16

See also

5356irony
5900laughter