The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew ScripturesColumbia University Press, 2006 - 354 oldal Traversing river valleys, steppes, deserts, rain-fed forests, farmlands, and seacoasts, the early Israelites experienced all the contrasting ecological domains of the ancient Near East. As they grew from a nomadic clan to become a nation-state in Canaan, they interacted with indigenous societies of the region, absorbed selective elements of their cultures, and integrated them into a radically new culture of their own. Daniel Hillel reveals the interplay between the culture of the Israelites and the environments within which it evolved. More than just affecting their material existence, the region's ecology influenced their views of creation and the creator, their conception of humanity's role on Earth, their own distinctive identity and destiny, and their ethics. In The Natural History of the Bible, Hillel shows how the eclectic experiences of the Israelites shaped their perception of the overarching unity governing nature's varied manifestations. Where other societies idolized disparate and capricious forces of nature, the Israelites discerned essential harmony and higher moral purpose. Inspired by visionary prophets, they looked to a singular, omnipresent, omnipotent force of nature mandating justice and compassion in human affairs. Monotheism was promoted as state policy and centralized in the Temple of Jerusalem. After it was destroyed and the people were exiled, a collection of scrolls distilling the nation's memories and spiritual quest served as the focus of faith in its stead. A prominent environmental scientist who surveyed Israel's land and water resources and has worked on agricultural development projects throughout the region, Daniel Hillel is a uniquely qualified expert on the natural history of the lands of the Bible. Combining his scientific work with a passionate, life-long study of the Bible, Hillel offers new perspectives on biblical views of the environment and the origin of ethical monotheism as an outgrowth of the Israelites' internalized experiences. |
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An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures Daniel Hillel. The Natural History of the Bible An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures T RAVERSING RIVER VALLEYS , STEPPES , deserts , rain. DANIEL HILLEL Front Cover.
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Tartalomjegyzék
A Personal Testament | 1 |
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE A Premise and Its Implications | 11 |
THE ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT A Region of Disparate Domains | 26 |
THE FIRST RIVERINE DOMAIN Influence of Mesopotamia | 40 |
THE PASTORAL DOMAIN Legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs | 54 |
THE SECOND RIVERINE DOMAIN Sojourn and Slavery in Egypt | 87 |
THE DESERT DOMAIN Wanderings in Sinai and the Negev | 118 |
THE RAINFED DOMAIN Settlement in the Hill District of Canaan | 140 |
THE EXILE DOMAIN Expulsion Survival Revival and Return | 193 |
THE OVERARCHING UNITY Culmination of Ethical Monotheism | 206 |
The Lasting Relevance of Early Ecological Influences | 221 |
On the Historical Validity of the Bible | 229 |
Perceptions of Humanitys Role on Gods Earth | 241 |
Selected Passages Regarding the Seven Domains | 247 |
Notes | 277 |
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The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew ... Daniel J. Hillel Korlátozott előnézet - 2005 |
The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew ... Daniel Hillel Korlátozott előnézet - 2006 |
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Abraham Akhenaten ancient Near East animals archaeologists Ashera Assyrians Ba'al Babylonian Bible biblical account Canaan Canaanite century B.C.E. clan culture daughter David desert domain Deuteronomy drought early earth ecological Egyptian Elohim environment Esau Euphrates exile Exodus faith farmers father flocks flood Genesis God's gods grain Hebrew Hence House of Yahweh human Isaac Isaiah Israelites Jacob Jeremiah Jerusalem Jewish Jordan Jordan River Joseph Joshua Judah Judeans kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah Kings land of Egypt later living means Mediterranean Mesopotamia millennium B.C.E. Moab monotheism Moses Mount mountain nation nature Negev Nile nomadic northern original pastoral domain pastoralists Pharaoh Philistines Phoenicians plants prophets Psalm rain rainfall rainfed domain region religion religious ritual river riverine domain Samaria Samuel semiarid Semitic Shechem shepherds Sinai societies soil sojourn Solomon southern story Temple tion tradition trees tribes University Press valley wilderness wind word worship Yahweh your Elohim