He who laughs last – Jesus and laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic traditions

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dc.contributor.authorNel, Marius Johannesen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:12:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:12:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
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dc.descriptionNel, M.J. 2014. He who laughs last – Jesus and laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic traditions. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, 70(1), doi:10.4102/hts.v70i1.2034 .en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the article is to examine the meaning of references to laughter in the Synoptic Gospels and a number of Gnostic texts. Whereas Jesus is depicted as an object of ridicule (Mk 5:40 par.) and as condemning those who laugh in the Synoptic Gospels (Lk 6:25), it is he who often laughs derisively at the ignorance of others in Gnostic texts. The meaning of laughter in the Synoptic Gospels and a number of Gnostic texts is examined in the light of the general Greco-Roman attitude towards laughter and, more specifically, in regard to the archetypical distinction between playful and consequential laughter in Greek culture.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent8 p.
dc.identifier.citationNel, M.J. 2014. He who laughs last – Jesus and laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic traditions. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, 70(1), doi:10.4102/hts.v70i1.2034 .en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (Online)
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (Print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/hts.v70i1.2034
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95519
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor holds the copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectSynoptic and Gnostic traditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectChristian theologiansen_ZA
dc.subjectCivilization, Greco-Romanen_ZA
dc.titleHe who laughs last – Jesus and laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic traditionsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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