The Book of Ezekiel: A Help or a Hindrance for Environmental Ethics?

Abstract In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform...

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Main Author: Lyons, Michael A. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ezekiel / Ecology / Ecological theology / Environmental ethics / Horrell, David G. 1963-
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Earth
B Environmental Ethics
B Ecotheology
B Ezekiel
B Land
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Summary:Abstract In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform attitudes about the environment. I conclude by arguing that while the book of Ezekiel is not as ecologically dangerous as some readers have claimed, neither can it function on its own as a useful tool for constructing an environmental ethic. However, reading Ezekiel as part of a metanarrative generated by a larger scriptural corpus may render its imagery useful as a resource.
ISSN:1871-2207
Contains:Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341420