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Nearly all of the [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s in the [[Bible]] have a humorous element to them.  Examples include running out of wine (the only drinkable beverage) at a wedding, catching so many fish that the boat was in danger of sinking, and multiplying fish and loaves so much that the scraps overflow the baskets.  Many of the [[parable]]s are humorous parodies of arrogant men, such as [[The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican]] in which an elitist laughs at an outcast, when the real joke is at the expense of the elitist.  [[Atheist]]s who see humor in literature fail to see humor in similar light-hearted verses in the Bible.

Nearly all of the [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s in the [[Bible]] have a humorous element to them.  Examples include running out of wine (the only drinkable beverage) at a wedding, catching so many fish that the boat was in danger of sinking, and multiplying fish and loaves so much that the scraps overflow the baskets.  Many of the [[parable]]s are humorous parodies of arrogant men, such as [[The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican]] in which an elitist laughs at an outcast, when the real joke is at the expense of the elitist.  [[Atheist]]s who see humor in literature fail to see humor in similar light-hearted verses in the Bible. In the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] (perhaps written by [[Jesus]] himself,<ref>See [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews]])</ref> the author chides the [[Apostles]] with humor: "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food."<ref>{{bibleref|Hebrews|5|12}} ([[ESV]]).</ref>

The calming of the seas was after the [[Apostles]] were fearful the boat would sink while [[Jesus]] was sleeping.  An [[angel]] was humorous by sitting on the massive stone after rolling it back from [[Jesus]]'s tomb.<ref>{{bibleref|Matthew|28|2}}: "And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it."</ref> There is a light-hearted nature to the Bible, in contrast to the humorlessness common among [[atheist]]s.  ''See'' [[Mystery:Does God Have a Sense of Humor?]]

The calming of the seas was after the [[Apostles]] were fearful the boat would sink while [[Jesus]] was sleeping.  An [[angel]] was humorous by sitting on the massive stone after rolling it back from [[Jesus]]'s tomb.<ref>{{bibleref|Matthew|28|2}}: "And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it."</ref> There is a light-hearted nature to the Bible, in contrast to the humorlessness common among [[atheist]]s.  ''See'' [[Mystery:Does God Have a Sense of Humor?]]