The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures - Hillel, Daniel (New York : Columbia University Press, 2006)
PROLOGUE: a personal testament -- Environment and culture: a premise and its implications -- Ecological context: a region of disparate domains -- First riverine domain: influence of Mesopotamia -- Pastoral domain: legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs -- Second riverine domain: sojourn and slavery in Egypt -- Desert domain: wanderings in Sinai and the Negev -- Rainfed domain: settlement in the hill district of Canaan -- Maritime domain: interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians -- Urban domain: convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem -- Exile domain: expulsion, survival, revival, and return -- Overarching unity: culmination of ethical monotheism -- EPILOGUE: the lasting relevance of early ecological influences.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Human ecology in the Bible; Human ecology -- Biblical teaching; Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism