Compiled in honor of esteemed teacher and scholar Ben. C. Ollenburger, The Earth Is the Lord's brings together a diverse group of scholars with specializations across the Christian canon to address creation in the Bible, God as Creator, and God's relationship with creation. The essays in this volume cover topics ranging from creation theology, the symbolic devastation and renewal of land, cycles of creation, creation and peace, and the covenant as the purpose of creation. Moreover, while previous studies on this topic have focused almost exclusively on the Hebrew Bible, the current volume...