What can the Bible tell us about ecology? As we face huge environmental challenges—including more frequent and intense hurricanes, floods, and forest fires, and widespread plastic pollution—Eco Bible shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creation as a fundamental and living message. Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, right up to the present, the groundbreaking Eco Bible informs readers from every background, inspires faith-based ecological commitment, and motivates action to protect all of God’s creation.
Publishers Weekly calls the book “an insightful analysis… which will inspire contemplation on how to live in harmony with nature and the power of conservation. Ecologically minded readers interested in the Hebrew Bible will love this.”
This ‘earth Bible’ is an illuminating read for anyone interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, and an important contribution to eco theology and the spiritual ecology movement.
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Volume 1 explores Genesis and Exodus, and Volume 2 (2021) explores Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, altogether covering 450 verses in the Five Books of Moses/Pentateuch/Old Testament. By linking faith and science, the book connects millennia of religious wisdom with contemporary scientific thought regarding human health, biodiversity, and clean air, land, and water. Eco Bible reveals what Rabbi Shlomo ben Aderet calls “the ever-increasing number of fresh understandings of the Bible’s verses,” quoting more than 100 rabbis from Biblical times to now. Before this, their ecological insights on the Bible could only be found scattered across hundreds of books.
Professor Bill Brown, Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia calls Eco Bible “a rich repository of insights…for people of faith to move forward with wisdom, inspiration, and hope, all for the sake of God’s good creation.”
Applying Biblical ethics to stewardship, conservation, and creation care is not just an idea for today, but is essential for a future where we and future generations live in balance, thriving on a planet that remains viable for all life. At a time of both ecological and spiritual crisis, ecological reading of the Bible can have profound impact on human behavior since billions of people worldwide consider it a holy book.
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The verses and commentary in Eco Bible affirm a spiritually grounded vision for long-term sustainability and immediate environmental mindfulness and action, including many suggested action items. Eco Bible uniquely explores the Bible’s deep inspiration for fulfilling the blessing of all life, changing course to preserve God’s creation, and sustaining human life in harmony with nature and all God’s creatures.
Rabbis Yonatan Neril and Leo Dee are co-editors and lead contributors.
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