Animal rights and the Hebrew Bible
Does the Hebrew Bible ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood or legal rights to animals? If so, which animals - domesticated or wild, or both - receive which rights, and for what purpose? Author Saul M. Olyan addresses these questions in detail and explores how the evidence of the Hebrew Bible...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | New Directions for Thinking about the Bible and Nonhuman Animals (2024) (Millar, Suzanna, 1991 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion & beliefs
B Religion B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Animal Rights Biblical teaching B Animals in the Bible B Animal Rights Religious aspects Judaism B Animal welfare Religious aspects Judaism |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Does the Hebrew Bible ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood or legal rights to animals? If so, which animals - domesticated or wild, or both - receive which rights, and for what purpose? Author Saul M. Olyan addresses these questions in detail and explores how the evidence of the Hebrew Bible might contribute to contemporary debates about animal rights in the academy, in the courts, in the public square, and in religious communities. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2023) |
| ISBN: | 0197609414 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197609385.001.0001 |