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dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Esias E.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-30T06:45:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-30T06:45:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | The article with Leviticus 11 and with some of the ways in which it has been used in the ecotheological . Leviticus 11 is part of the Priestly text and Priestly theology has mostly been criticised for its legalism and ritualism as well as for its stifling of spontaneity. Recently our understanding of the priestly worldview has vastly improved and scholars tend to show more appreciation of the priestly cosmology, where Israel finds its place amongst other nations, but where there is also a place for animals in relation to humanity. The well-known Torah scholar Jacob Milgrom has insisted for more than forty years that there is an ethical system of “reverence for life” behind these laws. And the anthropologist Mary Douglas has argued that a respect for animal life is part and parcel of the priestly world-view and is clearly expressed in the priestly sacrificial system. This article attempts to critically engage with these two contributions to biblical scholarship. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Meyer, EE 2011, 'Respect for animal life in the book of Leviticus. How green were the priestly authors?', Old Testament Essays, vol. 24, no.1, pp. 142-158. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html] | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1010-9919 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16659 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Old Testament Society of South Africa | en_US |
dc.rights | Old Testament Society of South Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Leviticus 11 | en |
dc.subject | Priestly text | en |
dc.subject | Priestly theology | en |
dc.subject | Legalism | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bible -- O.T. -- Leviticus XI -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Ecotheology | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Human-animal relationships -- Religious aspects | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Priests, Jewish -- Attitudes | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Ritualism | en |
dc.title | Respect for animal life in the book of Leviticus. How green were the priestly authors? | en |
dc.type | Article | en |