Earth Story in Genesis: Volume 2, Volume 2Norman C. Habel, Shirley Wurst A series of articles by scholars from around the world reading the story of Earth in Genesis in the light of the ecojustice principles enunciated in Volume One, 'Readings from the Perspective of Earth'. These readings uncover how Earth may be valued or de-valued, given a voice or denied a voice, dominated or served, depending on the orientation of the text. In Genesis 1, for example, the intrinsic worth of Earth is highlighted in the 'revealing' of Earth's presence but negated when humans are given the right to 'subdue' it. In Genesis 9 the text begins with the Earth community terrified by, and alienated from, humans but ends with all the Earth Community-and Earth itself-bound together equally in a covenant. |
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The Earth Story in Genesis 1 | 34 |
A Study of Genesis 61113 | 117 |
The Contrasts of Genesis 9 | 130 |
An Indigenous Reading of Genesis 9 | 140 |
The Earth Story as Presented by the Tower of Babel Narrative | 147 |
Theology and Ecology in the Story of Israels Origins | 158 |
Genesis 178 in the Context of P as a Whole | 175 |
Stories of Wells in Genesis | 187 |
The Blessing Subjects in Genesis 49 | 200 |
Rest for the Earth? Another Look at Genesis 213 | 49 |
An Ecological Reading of Genesis 23 | 60 |
Earthing the Human in Genesis 13 | 73 |
Grounds Theme Song in Genesis 3? | 87 |
The Earth Story in Genesis 4 | 105 |
Bibliography | 211 |
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Abraham adam adamah ancestors ancient animals anthropocentric Asherah Balaam biblical text blessing Cain Canaanite Cassuto circumcision context covenant created creation story culture curse descendants destroy divine Earth Bible project Earth community Earth story ecojustice principles ecological Eilberg-Schwartz Elohim erets Exod feminist fertility fill the earth flesh flood Genesis 2-3 Genesis 9 God's ground Habel Hagar heaven Hebrew Bible hermeneutic human humankind Indigenous Indigenous Australian interpretation intrinsic value Ishmael Israel Israelite land of Canaan language linked living creatures male narrative nature Noah non-human Old Testament passage patriarchal perspective Press Priestly primordial rainbow readers reading reference relation relationship reproduction Sabbath scholars seventh day snake social soil species story in Genesis subdue suggests tehom Theology tion tradition translation tree tribal Tucker Ugaritic value of Earth verb verse violence voice of Earth Westermann 1984 whole earth woman word writers Yahweh Yahwist YHWH