Jouer avec les mots pour faire rire: L’humour dans l’utilisation des textes juifs par les auteurs néo-testamentaires = Playing with Words to Bring a Smile: Humour in the Use of Jewish Texts by New Testament Authors
This article treats the use of Jewish Scriptures by New Testament authors with respect to one particular aspect, that is, the use of humour. It contributes to the study of humour in antiquity, casting in relief what some ancient authors offer to their audiences: occasional laughter. There are echoes...
| Subtitles: | Playing with Words to Bring a Smile: Humour in the Use of Jewish Texts by New Testament Authors |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2025
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| In: |
Novum Testamentum
Year: 2025, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 198-216 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Humor
/ Bible
/ Old Testament
/ New Testament
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament HC New Testament ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
audience
B Composition B Laughter B Rhetoric B Irony B Humour B Jewish texts B New Testament |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article treats the use of Jewish Scriptures by New Testament authors with respect to one particular aspect, that is, the use of humour. It contributes to the study of humour in antiquity, casting in relief what some ancient authors offer to their audiences: occasional laughter. There are echoes of Jewish literature in the New Testament that, according to the argument developed here, contribute to its humoristic traits. While assessing the success of attempts at humour is beyond the scope of this article, the author here proposes that certain plays on words from Jewish sources—evident also in patterns identifiable in the New Testament texts—evoke laughter. It is in this way that the literary culture of the New Testament is marked by a certain penchant for humour. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10093 |