Benjamin Dunlap

Funny Things Can Happen on Your Way through the Bible, Volume 2

“The ancient Greeks were fond of defining the human species as 'rational animals, capable of laughter'--though, as others have pointed out, the parables in the Gospels are often laced with wit their audience seems to miss. But not in Charlie Barrett's wise and amusing book--for he gets all the jokes, and his sacramental laughter reminds us with delight what it meant for God to be fully human.”