Abstract
Attention to the place of animals in the Bible has been significant in provoking new Christian theological understandings of the place of animals. Theologians bringing the question of the animal to biblical texts have found a wide range of resources for discussing Christian belief about animals, with significant implications for Christian ethics. This article provides a survey of key themes and texts at the interface between the Bible and animal theology, including biblical understandings of animal life, the relationship between human and non-human animals, the place of animals in visions of redemption, and biblical accounts of human responsibilities for other animals.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and Ecology |
| Editors | Hilary Marlow, Mark Harris |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford Univerity Press; Oxford |
| Chapter | 28 |
| Pages | 401–412 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0190606738 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Christian ethics
- Bible
- animals
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- theology
- meat consumption
Access to Document
- Clough_The_Bible_and_Animal_AAM
This is a draft of a chapter/article that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in the forthcoming book The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and Ecology by/edited by Hilary Marlow and Mark Harris due for publication in 2022.