PreOccupied Territory, our humor columnist since 2014, has released a book, "In the Biblical Sense:PreOccupied Territory Reads The Hebrew Scriptures"
Each short chapter is in the format of their articles published here and on their website, with the same Onion-type fake newspaper format and sardonic humor. Many chapters are new material.
The theme of the book is indeed the Hebrew scriptures, as each article goes in Biblical chronological order to illuminate today's absurdities.
For example, here are some chapter titles:
Report: Biblical Deluge Caused by Zionists Opening DamsUN: Abraham Used Excessive Force in Pursuing 4 Armies with His 318 MenLot's Daughters to Skip Next Family Trip to Dead SeaShepherd's Union Says Jacob Violated Regulations by Moving Rock off Well AloneSwedish Minister Urges Jacob to See Rape of Dina as Cultural MisunderstandingJ-Street Urges Goodwill Gesture of Letting Pharaoh Slay Some BabiesEgyptian Officials Call Egyptian Enslavement, Murder of Hebrews "Legitimate Resistance"Daylight Saving Time Screws Up Accuracy of Moses's Firstborn-Death PredictionGod’s Manna Supervision Not Good Enough for Man Who Only Eats BaDaTzAncient Palestinians Tired of Zionist Time-Travelers Planting Jewish EvidencePeace Now Slams Joshua, David, for Promoting Settlement Beyond Green LineArchaeologists Find the Synagogue King David Would NOT Attend
Jeroboam Quits Judah To Form Yet Another Political PartyBabylonians Graciously Offer Jewish Exiles Perpetual Second-Class Status, Occasional Genocide
The author is an expert punmeister, and the names given to the people "quoted" and "organizations" mentioned evoke groans from normal people. Like J-Street's "Jeremy Ben-Ami" - it is brilliant irony to name a leading anti-Israel activist "son of my nation."
Wait, he's REAL?
I admit many of the puns fly over my head, but I'm sure I would groan if I understood them.
Anyway, if you like PreOccupied Territory's weekly posts here, you'll love this book.
