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...think, actually, that when I do occasionally joke about things, I stand in a grand tradition," Kugel says. "One of the things I try to show students in this course is that traditional interpreters...had this rather odd attitude...
...They were on the one hand deadly serious," Kugel explains, "and yet they did often have a somewhat light-hearted, joking attitude toward what the texts might mean...
...Though Kugel's jests are usually received in good spirit, the professor learned that some sports players in the course took offense when he described Jacob's brother Esau as an "undiscerning athlete...
...Kugel made amends during his next lecture by admitting he was himself an "undiscerning athlete" in his youth...
...interview with The Crimson, Kugel explained he used to be a decent soccer player...