Jesus's Humor: Part 3 - Setups, Pauses, and Punchlines
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A large number of Christ's verses can be broken down into the standard comedy form of the "setup," "punchline," and "tagline." The setup creates expectations. The punch line confuses those expectations and generates a laugh. The tagline is a second punchline to keep the laughter going. Pauses are used between each of these components to get that audience time to get it. A very similar form is used in Jesus’s drama. But when being dramatic, Jesus’s setup creates tension, the pause extends it, and the punchline relieves it.
Jesus's Humor: Part 3 - Setups, Pauses, and Punchlines
Jesus's Humor: Part 3 - Setups, Pauses, and…
Jesus's Humor: Part 3 - Setups, Pauses, and Punchlines
A large number of Christ's verses can be broken down into the standard comedy form of the "setup," "punchline," and "tagline." The setup creates expectations. The punch line confuses those expectations and generates a laugh. The tagline is a second punchline to keep the laughter going. Pauses are used between each of these components to get that audience time to get it. A very similar form is used in Jesus’s drama. But when being dramatic, Jesus’s setup creates tension, the pause extends it, and the punchline relieves it.