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Scripture, culture, and agriculture : an Agrarian reading of the Bible / Ellen F. Davis ; foreword by Wendell Berry.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xvii, 234 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521518345 (alk. paper)
  • 0521518342 (alk. paper)
  • 9780521732239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0521732239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online Version :: Scripture, culture, and agriculture DDC classification:
  • 261.8/8 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.L28 D39 2009
Contents:
Rupture and re-membering -- Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes -- Seeing with God : Israel's poem of creation -- Leaving Egypt behind : embracing the wilderness economy -- A wholesome materiality : reading Leviticus -- Covenantal economics : the biblical case for a local economy -- Running on poetry : the agrarian prophets -- Wisdom or sloth? : the character of work -- The faithful city
Review: "This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, especially the practices of modern industrialized agriculture, in light of critical biblical exegesis. Nine interrelated essays explore the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land against the background of the geography, social structures, and religious thought of ancient Israel. This approach consistently brings out neglected aspects of texts, both poetry and prose, that are central to Jewish and Christian traditions. Rather than seeking solutions from the past, Ellen F. Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers; thus she provides a fresh perspective from which to view the destructive practices and assumptions that now dominate the global food economy. The biblical exegesis is wide-ranging and sophisticated; the language is literate and accessible to a broad audience."--Jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Course reserves
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BS1199.L28 D39 2009 Available 31794003158434
Book on Reserve Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Course Reserve (Ask for items at Service Desk) BS1199.L28 D39 2009 Available 35898001742648

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Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BS1199.L28 D39 2009 Available Temporarily Shelved at PHILA General Collection 35898001568449
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BS1199.L28 D39 2009 1 Available 31826003190999

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-221) and indexes.

Rupture and re-membering -- Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes -- Seeing with God : Israel's poem of creation -- Leaving Egypt behind : embracing the wilderness economy -- A wholesome materiality : reading Leviticus -- Covenantal economics : the biblical case for a local economy -- Running on poetry : the agrarian prophets -- Wisdom or sloth? : the character of work -- The faithful city

"This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, especially the practices of modern industrialized agriculture, in light of critical biblical exegesis. Nine interrelated essays explore the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land against the background of the geography, social structures, and religious thought of ancient Israel. This approach consistently brings out neglected aspects of texts, both poetry and prose, that are central to Jewish and Christian traditions. Rather than seeking solutions from the past, Ellen F. Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers; thus she provides a fresh perspective from which to view the destructive practices and assumptions that now dominate the global food economy. The biblical exegesis is wide-ranging and sophisticated; the language is literate and accessible to a broad audience."--Jacket.

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