Earth Story in the New Testament and Apocalyptic
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-84127-088-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is the fifth and final volume in the scholarly series, and is devoted to key New Testament texts from the Gospels, Acts, Ephesians, Hebrews and Revelation. In dialogue with six eco-justice principles, scholars from four continents seek to attune their ear to the Earth. In doing so they recognise that it is not enough to isolate "earth-friendly" passages in the Bible and reflect on them. We must also have the courage to recognise that the biblical tradition itself is implicated in the self-justification for our destruction of creation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index of references, index of authors
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84127-088-3 (9781841270883)
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Persons
Vicky Balabanski teaches New Testament in Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Norman C. Habel is professional fellow at the Centre for Theology, Science and Culture at Flinders University of South Australia.
Content
Foreword Editorial Preface Preface Abbreviations List List of Contributors Six Ecojustice Principles Ecojustice Hermeneutics: Reflections and Challenges Matthew 6.25-34: Human Anxiety and the Natural World Good News for Earth? Reflections on Mark 1.1-15 When Is the End not the End? The Fate of Earth in Biblical Eschatolology (Mark 13) Swords into Ploughshares: The End of War? (Q/Luke 9.26) An Ecojustice Challenge: Is Earth Valued in John 1? (Responses: Vicky Balabanski; Elaine Wainwright) Storing up Death, Storing up Life: An Earth Story in Luke 12.13-34 Reconnecting with the Waters: John 9.1-11 Footstool or Throne? 'Earth' (Ge) in Acts 7 The Cosmic Christ and Ecojustice in the New Cosmos (Ephesians 1) The Earth as Host or Stranger: Reading Hebrews 11 from Diasporan Experience There's a New World Coming! Reading the Apocalypse in the Shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alas for Earth! Lament and Resistance in Revelation 12 Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors