The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics

ISBN-13: 9781108700665 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 254 str.

North Carolina) Joerstad Mari (Duke University

Opis

Engages with the social cosmos of the Bible, in which all creatures, even 'inanimate' ones, are alive and able to interact.

Recenzje

'… the book is a lively, thought-provoking contribution to a “green” hermeneutic.' A Journal of Bible and Theology

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Interacting with the world: 'new animism', metaphor theory, and personalistic nature texts; 3. A watchful world: personalistic nature texts in the Torah; 4. A sentient world: personalistic nature texts in the Prophets; 5. An articulate world: personalistic nature texts in the Writings; 6. Conclusion: befriending the world.