Did CHRIST laugh?

Question

Is there any reference as to satisfy the curiosity?

Answer 1

"Probably the most persuasive evidence that Jesus laughed is his use of stories. Charles Guignebert, professor of church history at the Sorbonne, has this to say about how Jesus speaks:


...he broke away-for good reason-from the form of teaching established in the schools; that he did not cite the evidence of famous rabbis, but that his own inspiration was all he had need of, even when he appealed to the Torah, and the freedom, the homeliness, and the spontaneity of his words were hampered by nothing, not even the attempt to organize them, because they were inspired and justified by an irresistible inner force...We find in it no abstractions, no theories concerning man, life, the world, or God, in short, not the slightest interest in rational or objective knowledge...There is, however, one device of Jesus...which the Gospel writers seem to regard as most completely characteristic of the Master: parables.

The reason Jesus spoke in parables was likely because he was not speaking to the learned folk but rather to the ordinary person. And as we see on the lecture circuit, talk shows, interview programs, and in any forum of public speech, humor is the lubricant that brings the speaker closer to the audience. Humor was a well-known device of rhetoric in those times. The parables Jesus told used everyday images. And it is quite likely he used satirical references lost to us over the course of time, to which his audience responded with laughter."


This is taken from an entire sermon given on "Did Jesus Laugh?", to which I have provided the link below. It gives much more detail and opinion on this subject on the webpage. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

In Matthew chap.17 when asked about paying taxes, Jesus instructed Peter to catch a fish, look in its mouth for four coins, and pay the taxes with it.
Can you imagine the look on the tax collector's faces when they received that?
Not only did Jesus laugh but could also play pranks.

Also he loved being around children. Nobody, not even the Incarnate God, could be with kids and not laugh at the funny things they say and do.

Answer 3

I'm sure he did. Christ was the embodiment of God in the human form. Laughter is an inherently human reaction to emotion. To say Christ didn't laugh would be to say he didn't go to the bathroom (or something else of that nature).

Answer 4

I guess it depends on your vision of Christ.

The dour old monks of medieval Europe who devoted their lives to a gloomy, stern religion which elevated suffering as the greatest virtue would certainly never imagine Christ laughing! The torturers of the Christian Inquisition would probably also have arrested anyone who suggested such a thing in their day.

As an icon, Christ is hardly the most jovial sort of figure, even today. Unless he disguises himself as Santa on his birthday.

Answer 5

There is no scriptural reference to him laughing (although there are pseudepigrapha, if I remember correctly, which portray him laughing in rather unpleasant circumstances). On the other hand, there is no reason to suppose that he did not laugh.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 6

Well, do you laugh?
Honestly, the World is a pretty hilarious place sometimes, why wouldn't he laugh?
:)
:D

Answer 7

Of course, sense of humor happens with everyone.

Answer 8

of course he laughed he was created in his father's image and he has a sense of humor.

Answer 9

Yes, I remember a documentry on youtube, Dead Sea Scroll showed that He laughed, something about him doing miracles. and that you would kiss Mary M on the lips.

Answer 10

It is through Christ that there are laughters....