There Once Was a Prophet from Judah: Biblical Limericks for Fun and Prophet

by Jeff Carter, Joel L. Watts (Preface by)

Overview

Limericks are, like the Bible, often funny and sometimes obscene. They shock us. They surprise us. They're not usually considered fitting for polite conversation. But perhaps the Bible has been tamed, has been polished of its rough edges. So let's take the Bible out of polite conversation and let it shock and surprise us again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532638206
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	02/19/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jeff Carter was, for eighteen years, a minister of the gospel as an officer in The Salvation Army. Now he’s trying to figure out what it means to be a minister of the gospel as a fork-lift driver. He is the author of Muted Hosannas.

Jeff Carter was a minister of the gospel with the Salvation Army for twenty years. Since leaving the ministry, he has recorded a jazz album, worked at a deli slicing cheese, been a quality inspector at an industrial factory, and is now a forklift operator. This is his second work of fiction.


Joel L. Watts is a doctoral student at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism and the Gospel of Mark and a contributing co-editor of From Fear to Faith. He is an active member of Christ Church United Methodist (Charleston, WV) and blogs daily at www.UnsettledChristianity.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Joel Landon Watts ix

Genesis 1

Exodus 10

Leviticus 18

Numbers 23

Deuteronomy 26

Joshua 32

Judges 34

Ruth 38

First and Second Samuel 39

First and Second Kings 44

First and Second Chronicles 49

Ezra 51

Nehemiah 52

Tobit 53

Judith 54

Esther 55

First and Second Maccabees 56

Job 57

Psalms 60

Proverbs 68

Ecclesiastes 75

The Song of Songs 77

Sirach 81

Isaiah 84

Jeremiah 89

Lamentations 94

Baruch 95

Ezekiel 96

Daniel 99

Hosea 101

Joel 102

Amos 103

Obadiah 104

Johnah 105

Micah 106

Nahum 107

Habakkuk 108

Zephaniah 109

Haggai 110

Zechariah 111

Malachi 112

Matthew 113

Mark 119

Luke 125

John 131

Acts 135

Romans 138

Firs and Second Corinthians 140

Galatians 144

Ephesians 145

Philippians 147

Colossians 149

First and Second Thessalonians 150

First and Second Timothy 151

Titus 153

Philemon 154

Hebrews 155

James 156

First and Second Peter 157

First, Second, and Third John 159

Jude 160

Revelation 161

Not So Biblical Limericks 164

Bibliography 167

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Jeff Carter’s cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed retelling of Scripture through the form of limericks is a delight to read and a joy to recommend.”

—Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College, Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Church History



“Mr. Carter’s an author who’s liable

To make you laugh at things in the Bible.

Comprehension’s a must

If your sides are to bust,

But you’ll also learn—that’s undeniable!”

—James McGrath, Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis



“For those who need a great laugh, Jeff Carter’s limericks offer readers a lyrical romp through the Bible that ranges from the prophetic to the profane and even bits of profanity.”

—Becky Garrison, author of Jesus Died for This?

Editorial Reviews

Jeff Carter’s cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed retelling of Scripture through the form of limericks is a delight to read and a joy to recommend.”

—Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College, Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Church History



“Mr. Carter’s an author who’s liable

To make you laugh at things in the Bible.

Comprehension’s a must

If your sides are to bust,

But you’ll also learn—that’s undeniable!”

—James McGrath, Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis



“For those who need a great laugh, Jeff Carter’s limericks offer readers a lyrical romp through the Bible that ranges from the prophetic to the profane and even bits of profanity.”

—Becky Garrison, author of Jesus Died for This?

From the Publisher