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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 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

Animal welfare -- Biblical teaching. --- Animal welfare (Jewish law). --- Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Animal welfare --- Animal welfare (Jewish law) --- Biblical teaching --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Watts here argues that conventions of oral rhetoric were adapted to shape the literary form and contents of the Pentateuch. The large-scale structure-stories introducing lists of laws that conclude with divine sanctions-reproduces a common ancient strategy for persuasion. The laws' use of direct address, historical motivations and frequent repetitions serve rhetorical ends, and even the legal contradictions seem designed to appeal to competing constituencies. The instructional speeches of God and Moses reinforce the persuasive appeal by characterizing God as a just ruler and Moses as a faithfu

Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 222.1 --- 221.08*2 --- Octateuch. Heptateuch. Hexateuch. Pentateuch. Boeken van Mozes --- Theologie van het Oude Testament: moraal; ethica; juridica Israelis; vroomheid --- Bible -- Study ang teaching. --- Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Commentaries. --- Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 221.08*2 Theologie van het Oude Testament: moraal; ethica; juridica Israelis; vroomheid

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This study explores in literalism and inerrancy as the interpretive basis of some Jewish, Christian and Muslim justifications of acts of violence. In the end, an argument is made, on historical, scriptural, moral and theological grounds, rejecting Holy War as a perversion of God's creation.

Bible. N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. --- Koran -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Sacred books -- History and criticism. --- War -- Religious aspects. --- War --- Sacred books --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Religion - General --- War (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) --- War and religion --- Religious aspects --- History and criticism --- Bible. --- Qurʼan --- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish . --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Chumash --- Five Books of Moses --- Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah --- Ḥumash --- Kitāb-i Muqqadas --- Mose Ogyŏng (Book of the Old Testament) --- Pentateuch --- Pi︠a︡toknizhīe Moiseevo --- Sefer Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah --- Tawrāh --- Torà (Pentateuch) --- Torah (Pentateuch) --- Tʻoris xutʻcigneuli --- Ureta --- תורה --- Haftarot --- Al-Coran --- Al-Qur'an --- Alcorà --- Alcoran --- Alcorano --- Alcoranus --- Alcorão --- Alkoran --- Coran --- Curān --- Gulan jing --- Karan --- Koran --- Koranen --- Korani --- Koranio --- Korano --- Ku-lan ching --- Ḳurʼān --- Kurāna --- Kurani --- Kuru'an --- Qorān --- Quräan --- Qurʼān al-karīm --- Qurʺon --- Xuraan --- Κοράνιο --- Каран --- Коран --- קוראן --- قرآن --- Ba-yon Tipan --- Bagong Tipan --- Jaji ma Hungi --- Kainē Diathēkē --- New Testament --- Nouveau Testament --- Novo Testamento --- Novum Testamentum --- Novyĭ Zavet --- Novyĭ Zavi︠e︡t Gospoda nashego Īisusa Khrista --- Novyĭ Zavit --- Nuevo Testamento --- Nuovo Testamento --- Nye Testamente --- Perjanjian Baru --- Dhamma sacʻ kyamʻʺ --- Injīl