Reading the Hebrew Bible with animal studies
This book explores the significance of contemporary "animal studies" for the interpretation of animals and animal symbolism in the Hebrew Bible
| Summary: | This book explores the significance of contemporary "animal studies" for the interpretation of animals and animal symbolism in the Hebrew Bible Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Israel's Companion Species and the Creation of Bibles -- 2 Tracking the Dogs of Exodus -- 3 The Chimera of Biblical Sacrifice -- 4 From Animal Hermeneutics to Animal Ethics -- 5 Israel's Wild Neighbors in the Zoological Gaze -- 6 The Psalmist, the Primatologist, and the Place of Animals in Biblical Religion -- 7 Reading the Hebrew Bible in an Age of Extinction -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Z |
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| ISBN: | 1503603768 |