couple of Gods “jokes.” … Why did God make the hippopotamus and the crocodile? If you have never asked yourself this question, you may find a couple of hours spent in the nearest zoo a worth-while investment. Some of us have a private list to which we have added a few more names. The Wise prided themselves that they were basing their views on the fundamental rationality of God’s acts. So God faces Job with a couple of His “jokes,” and Job repents in dust and ashes (42:6).41 Is a logical theodicy