Living with Other Creatures: Green Exegesis and Theology

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LIVING WITH OTHER CREATURES Green Exegesis and Theology Richard Bauckham BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2011 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic , mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by theBookDesigners Cover Image: Cameos of biblical figures (ceramic), Israeli School / The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel / The Bridgeman Art Library International Unless otherwise stated, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bauckham, Richard. Living with other creatures : green exegesis and theology / Richard Bauckham. 270 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233) and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-411-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Human ecology--Biblical teaching. 2. Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity. I. Title. BS660.B39 2011 261.8›8--dc23 2011039329 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. ...