Purity was one of the most fundamental social values in ancient Mediterranean society. In ancient literature, we frequently read about someone or something being pure or impure. However, the available research on purity ...

White (1967:1203-1207) places the blame for the current raping of our environment on the Christians’ interpretation of Genesis 1:28 (“God blessed them and said to them: ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth ...