There are no jokes in the Hebrew Bible, say the Friedmans, both business scholars by day, but there is an abundance of wit and humor, including sarcasm, irony, wordplay, humorous imagery, and
humorous stories and situations. They also survey other works that have influenced Jewish people, including the Talmud and Midrash, looking for sources of humor. Among their topics are whether
God has a sense of humor, Satan as a trickster but no match for God, recurring characters and themes, exaggerated imagery and other hyperbole, humorous cases and other absurdities, and whether
there is a Jewish sense of humor. Jokes are indexed by punchline. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
