The Place and Role of Animals in the Psalms and Biblical Wisdom Literature

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Abstract

This chapter explores the ethical aspects of the faunal representation in the biblical psalmodic and wisdom literature.First examining the concept of divine care for all creation, including the animal kingdom, it surveys the psalms that depict God as the Creator of all who provides for every animal’s needs and/or illustrate the principle of faith and trust in God and his salvation.It then discusses how the faunal imagery in the wisdom corpus, which exemplifies God’s concern for the animal kingdom, serves to convey ideas relating to proper behavior, maintenance of the social order, relations between the righteous and wicked, etc.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages207-240
Number of pages34
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NamePalgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aquatic Science
  • Religious studies
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science

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