TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vasantha Rao,Chilkuri
TI  - Animal rights and animal laws in the Bible: the daily practice of reverence for life 
SN  - 9780773418349 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BS1225.6.A57 V37 2011 
U1  - 222/.1086360832 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Lewiston
PB  - The Edwin Mellen Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Pentateuch
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Animal welfare -- Biblical teaching
KW  - Animal welfare (Jewish law)
KW  - Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Animal welfare
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - 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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