Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
Angaben zur Quelle:
11,4 (2022) 352-374
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Animals in the Bible
;
Posthumanism
Abstract:
Scholars have increasingly turned their attention to the significance of animals in biblical literature. This article explores possibilities for interpreting such animals in dialogue with »critical posthumanism.« After a summary of some of the emphases found in academic posthumanism, three dynamics of biblical literature are examined further in terms of such emphases: the roles of goats, sheep, and other domesticated animals as the Israelites' »companion species,« who are constitutive partners in the creation of Israelite life, identity, and religion; characteristics of animal being that are understood in biblical literature to be shared with humans; and the shifting nature of relations among humans, animals, and God. Biblical examples are given for each and discussed briefly.
DOI:
10.1628/hebai-2022-0040
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