Is There Any Humor Buried in Biblical Text?

This article confronts the question of whether humor ippears in the Bible, a question that has occupied many 3f the curious: philosophers, moralists and researchers, lumorists and lovers of the Bible, believers and non- :elievers. There is no doubt that this short article cannot io justice to this complex and important subject. Its aims ire more limited: to arouse and encourage study, wonder jnd additional readings of the texts.