Reduced laughter : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings - Paynter, Helen (Leiden ; Boston : E. J. Brill, 2016)
Introduction -- 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.
Keywords: Bible. Kings Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible. Kings.Wit and humor in the Bible