02778cam a2200505Ia 4500 ocn831118663 OCoLC 20200709055744.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130323s2011 nyu o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP YDXCP N$T 9780773418349 (electronic bk.) 0773418342 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)831118663 547748 (N$T) BS1225.6.A57 V37 2011 REL 006210 bisacsh 222/.1086360832 22 N$TA Vasantha Rao, Chilkuri. Animal rights and animal laws in the Bible [electronic resource] : the daily practice of reverence for life / Chilkuri Vasantha Rao ; with a foreword by Klaus Koch. Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. 1 online resource (386 p.) Description based upon print version of record. ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL LAWS IN THE BIBLE: The Daily Practice of Reverence for Life; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter-One; Chapter-Two; Chapter-Three; Abbreviations; Bibliography What characterizes the proper ethical treatment of animals as outlined in the Old Testament? Animals play an important role in the Old Testament, and in particular the Pentateuch. Ritual sacrifices were a part of the ancient traditions, and there are rules written into the laws that pertain to this practice as well as the religious approach to animals and nature. In the oft quoted passage from Genesis the call is to not only be fruitful and multiply, but to reign over the earth and subdue it along with the animals that God created. The author explores the fallout of an anthropocentric way of a. Includes bibliographical references. Animal welfare -- Biblical teaching. Animal welfare (Jewish law). Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Pentateuch Criticism, interpretation, etc. Animal welfare Biblical teaching. Animal welfare (Jewish law) RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Electronic books. Click here to view book http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1153141 Ebook Library EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=547748 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1153141 YBP Library Services YANK 10314000 EBSCOhost EBSC 547748 cpp6067 02 N$T 52685 52685