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Taming the beast : human-animal encounters in the Bible / Yossi Feintuch.
Van Pelt Library BS1199.A57 F45 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feintuch, Yossi
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal welfare--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Animal welfare.
- Human-animal relationships--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Animals in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 222 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, 2026.
- Contents:
- From cosmic dust to us
- The making of humanity: an ordinary day in creation
- Animal lives matter
- Same food for humans and animals
- What wrong did the snake do?
- "Garments of skin" : not made of skin but for skin
- Did Abel slay livestock for his sacrifice?
- The flood is coming
- Who eats first on Noah's ark?
- Noah's altar: an eternal tragedy
- What is wrong with animal sacrifices?
- Animals becoming food
- Dying for meat
- Taming meat eaters
- Traversing the Sinai Desert without meat
- Slippery slope: from sacrifice to hunting
- The fear of animals
- Rebecca and who gets to eat or drink first
- The primacy of plant-based food
- Predatory animals fear humans
- Is the lion as powerful as one thinks it is?
- Who did you call "an ass"?
- A snake for a blessing!
- Who is afraid of a bull?
- The big bad wolf: true or false?
- Up, down, up: the vicissitudes of the dog's image
- Mind! The mother and her child
- What can animals teach us?
- Animals in the service of God
- Lethal animals: only when commanded by God
- Isaiah's vision: back to the future.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher data.
- ISBN:
- 9798385243983
- OCLC:
- 1581001745
- Publisher Number:
- 90104425374
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