Divine Film Comedies

<p><em>Divine Film Comedies</em> creates a meaningful dialogue between stories in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and comedies spanning the history of film. The text lies at the intersection of three disciplines: humor/comedy studies film studies and theology. Drawing on films from the silent era to the 21<sup>st</sup> century the book highlights parallels between comedic sub-genres and sacred narratives parables and proverbs illuminating a path to seeing and understanding both Scripture and film through a comic lens. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of theology and film media and communications. </p>