The Book of Ezekiel: A Help or a Hindrance for Environmental Ethics?
Abstract In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ezekiel
/ Ecology
/ Ecological theology
/ Environmental ethics (motif)
/ Horrell, David G. 1963-
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Earth
B Environmental Ethics B Ecotheology B Ezekiel B Land |
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| Summary: | Abstract In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform attitudes about the environment. I conclude by arguing that while the book of Ezekiel is not as ecologically dangerous as some readers have claimed, neither can it function on its own as a useful tool for constructing an environmental ethic. However, reading Ezekiel as part of a metanarrative generated by a larger scriptural corpus may render its imagery useful as a resource. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2207 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341420 |
