Part 4: Contemporary issues and perspectives. -- Climate skepticism, politics, and the Bible / Noah J. Toly. Ecological hermeneutics : origins, approaches, and prospects / David G. Horrell -- Ecological feminist hermeneutics / Anne Elvey -- Ecological hermeneutics and postcolonialism / Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) -- Literary ecocriticism and the Bible / Timothy J. Burbery -- Part 2: Specific biblical texts. -- Genesis / Theodore Hiebert -- Leviticus / Deborah Rooke -- Deuteronomy / Raymond F. Person Jr. -- Reading from the ground up : nature in the book of Isaiah / Hilary Marlow -- Re-viewing the book of Jeremiah : an ecological perspective / Emily Colgan -- God's good land : the agrarian perspective of the book of the Twelve / Laurie J. Braaten -- "Deep calls to deep" : the ecology of praise in the Psalms / William P. Brown -- The book of Job / Kathryn Schifferdecker -- The ecotheology of the Song of Songs / Ellen Bernstein -- Synoptic Gospels / Mark Harris -- John's gospel / Susan Miller -- Pauline epistles : Paul's vision of cosmic liberation and renewal / Vicky S. Balabanski -- Revelation / Micah D. Kiel -- Part 3: Thematic studies. -- Attitudes to nature in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East / Ronald A. Simkins -- The image of God in ecological perspective / J. Richard Middleton -- Ecology and eschatology in the Second Temple period / Christopher Rowland -- Stewardship : a bibical concept? / Mark D. Liederbach -- The sea and ecology / Rebecca S. Watson -- City as sustainable environment / Mary E. Millis -- Part 4: Contemporary issues and perspectives. -- The Bible and ecotheology : a Jewish perspective / Julia Watts Belser -- The Bible and wildlife conservation / Dave Bookless -- The Bible and environmental ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- The Bible and animal theology / David L. Clough -- Creation care and the Bible : an evangelical perspective / Daniel L. Brunner, A. J. Swoboda -- Climate skepticism, politics, and the Bible / Benjamin S. Lowe, Rachel L. lamb, Noah J. Toly.
Summary:
"Environmental issues are an ever-increasing focus of public discourse and have provoked concern among religious groups as well as in society more widely. Among biblical scholars criticism of the Judaeo-Christian tradition for its part in the worsening crisis has led to a small but growing field of study on ecology and the Bible. This volume in the Oxford Handbook series makes a significant contribution to this burgeoning interest in ecological hermeneutics, incorporating the best of international scholarship on ecology and the Bible. The Handbook comprises 30 individual essays, from established scholars as well as up-and-coming ones, on a wide range of relevant topics. Arranged in four sections, the volume begins with a historical overview before tackling some key methodological issues. The second, substantial, section comprises thirteen essays offering detailed exegesis from an ecological perspective of selected biblical books.. This is followed by a section exploring broader thematic topics such as the Imago Dei and stewardship. Finally, the volume concludes with a number of essays on contemporary perspectives and applications, including political and ethical considerations. The editors, Hilary Marlow and Mark Harris, have drawn on a wealth of experience in Hebrew Bible and New Testament to bring together a diverse collection of essays on a subject of immense relevance. Its accessible style, comprehensive scope and range of material makes the volume a valuable resource not only to biblical scholars and students of the Bible, but also to religious leaders and practitioners" -- Provided by publisher.
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