11/30/2023 0 Comments Funny biff jesus![]() It's called The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, probably composed or at least put into writing around 80 AD, the time in which the gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John were also coming into being. What I'd like to start with when it comes to Christ comedy is a text that was circulating as scripture in the early Christian world even though it never made it into official biblical canon. I'd like, however, to start my examination with a text that is not in the Bible - and I'm not talking about Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Jesus Childhood Pal (William Morrow, 2004), the awesome novel by Christopher Moore - although you should definitely check that out, too. A classic, and very good, is The Humor of Christ (Harper & Row, 1975), by the wonderful Elton Trueblood. There are several good books on the subject. I'm happy to say that in fact there is much to say about the comedy of Christ. And because this we know because the Bible tells us so. If Christians are to have any basis for a claim that their spiritual walk should be characterized, and primarily so, by laughter and plenty of good humor, it really needs to be because their Master, Shepherd, Savior and Friend was hilarious. After all, Jesus is the main character of the New Testament (besides God, natch) and the focal point of Christian faith.
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