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Animal rights and animal laws in the Bible [electronic resource] : the daily practice of reverence for life / Chilkuri Vasantha Rao ; with a foreword by Klaus Koch.

By: Publication details: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (386 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780773418349 (electronic bk.)
  • 0773418342 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222/.1086360832 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1225.6.A57 V37 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL LAWS IN THE BIBLE: The Daily Practice of Reverence for Life; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter-One; Chapter-Two; Chapter-Three; Abbreviations; Bibliography
Summary: What characterizes the proper ethical treatment of animals as outlined in the Old Testament? Animals play an important role in the Old Testament, and in particular the Pentateuch. Ritual sacrifices were a part of the ancient traditions, and there are rules written into the laws that pertain to this practice as well as the religious approach to animals and nature. In the oft quoted passage from Genesis the call is to not only be fruitful and multiply, but to reign over the earth and subdue it along with the animals that God created. The author explores the fallout of an anthropocentric way of a.
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ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL LAWS IN THE BIBLE: The Daily Practice of Reverence for Life; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter-One; Chapter-Two; Chapter-Three; Abbreviations; Bibliography

What characterizes the proper ethical treatment of animals as outlined in the Old Testament? Animals play an important role in the Old Testament, and in particular the Pentateuch. Ritual sacrifices were a part of the ancient traditions, and there are rules written into the laws that pertain to this practice as well as the religious approach to animals and nature. In the oft quoted passage from Genesis the call is to not only be fruitful and multiply, but to reign over the earth and subdue it along with the animals that God created. The author explores the fallout of an anthropocentric way of a.

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