Norman Habel se interpretasie van Genesis 1:1-2:4a binne die raamwerk van die Earth Bible Project
It has been claimed that certain biblical texts lie at the root of the modern ecological crisis, for example Genesis 1:28, where people are told to be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth and subdue it, and to have dominion over the animals. This article focuses on Norman Habel's interpreta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2005, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 371-393 |
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| Summary: | It has been claimed that certain biblical texts lie at the root of the modern ecological crisis, for example Genesis 1:28, where people are told to be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth and subdue it, and to have dominion over the animals. This article focuses on Norman Habel's interpretation of Genesis 1:1-2:4a. He concluded that the passage actually consists of two stories. The primary story is the Earth story (1:1-25; 1:31-2:4a), but it is interrupted by the human story (1:26-30). According to him the two stories are in conflict, and people are set over and against Earth. This article points out that a number of parallels exist between Habel's interpretation of Genesis 1 (which was done within the framework provided by the purposes and principles of the Earth Bible Project) and the text and context of Genesis 1 itself. Both have a crisis context; both give special prominence to the victim in the crisis; and both make use of a cosmological framework when offering alternative perspectives in attempts to deconstruct dominant, destructive forces. It is also shown that Habel's decision to read Genesis 1:1-2:4a from the perspective of Earth prevented him from giving attention to its exilic context, as well as its clearly schematic and symmetrical characteristics. It is suggested that the text can be viewed as doing justice to Earth when it is read - as a harmonic whole - from the perspective of the victim. In that case one should refrain from using Genesis 1:1-2:4a as an example of biblical texts that lie at the root of people's indifference towards nature. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85681 |