The “Living Soul” in People and Animals: Environmental Themes from Genesis 2

Genesis 2 contains some powerful imagery germane to the discussion of environmental awareness and responsibility. Both humans and animals are described in Hebrew as nephesh hayya', a “living being,” but in English we translate the words differently to maintain our human superiority. We subseque...

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主要作者: Gnuse, Robert Karl 1947- (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: 2021
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2021, 卷: 51, 发布: 3, Pages: 168-174
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bibel. Genesis 2 / 创造 / nefesh / / 动物 / 环境 / Aussterben
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B nephesh hayya'
B Creation
B Genesis 2
B Extinction
B yellow cat
B Environment
B “keep"
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总结:Genesis 2 contains some powerful imagery germane to the discussion of environmental awareness and responsibility. Both humans and animals are described in Hebrew as nephesh hayya', a “living being,” but in English we translate the words differently to maintain our human superiority. We subsequently disown our oneness with the animal realm by brutalizing species of animals throughout the world. Likewise the human is put into the garden to “keep” or “protect” it, which is not what we have been doing with either the world or the animal kingdom.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079211019210