Ask the Animals : Developing a Biblical Animal Hermeneutic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker-Jones, Arthur W.

Contributor:

Millar, Suzanna R.

Series:

Semeia Studies

Semeia Studies ; v.104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights.

Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2024.

Summary:

This book explores the presence and significance of animals in the Bible, challenging traditional views that often see them as mere metaphors or background elements. By engaging with the field of animal studies, the contributors aim to develop an animal hermeneutic that enriches biblical interpretation. The essays, written by scholars like Arthur W. Walker-Jones and Suzanna R. Millar, offer insights into how biblical texts can be re-examined from an animal studies perspective, promoting the flourishing of all creatures. The work is aimed at scholars and students of religious and cultural studies, particularly those interested in biblical exegesis and animal rights. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1

Wild Christology

Monsters, Beasts, and Animals

"He Differed in Nothing from the Beasts"

"Let Them Eat Straw"

"The Fate of Humans and the Fate of Animals Is the Same"

Part 2

Biblical Studies Meets the Humane Society

Attending to the Forest

Recognizing the Gen(i)us of Animals

Like Dogs That Return to Their Own Vomit

Part 3

Human Obligation to Nonhuman Animals in Proverbs1

Mark's Parabolic Aviary

The Pasture and the Battlefield

The Donkey as Tamasoaalii

Miss Piggy and the Pretty Woman of Proverbs 11:22

Job and the Maggots

Responses

From Jumping Viruses to Job's Leviathan

Biblical and Other Cultural Zoontologies

Afterword

Contributors

Ancient Sources Index

Modern Authors Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781628375923

1628375922

OCLC:

1437651438