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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...

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1. Verfasser: Vasantha Rao, Chilkuri
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (386 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780773418349
0773418342

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