The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions

One of the not so obvious but deeply relevant factors in addressing climate change is religion and the interpretation of sacred texts, especially problematic ones. An example of problematic texts is the story of Noah and the great flood in Genesis 6–9. I will reread the Yahwist and Priestly versions...

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Main Author: Ibita, Maricel S
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146107920913791
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.theology-faculty-pubs-10572022-03-03T08:37:08Z The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions Ibita, Maricel S One of the not so obvious but deeply relevant factors in addressing climate change is religion and the interpretation of sacred texts, especially problematic ones. An example of problematic texts is the story of Noah and the great flood in Genesis 6–9. I will reread the Yahwist and Priestly versions of the story using a modified ecological triangle. This methodology looks at the dynamic relation between the divine and human, between the divine and non-human creatures, between humans and non-humans, and the inner dynamics of these three in the J and P narratives. The various insights gleaned from the investigation impact our rethinking of sacred texts in the age of the Anthropocene (the period during which human activity has been a dominant influence on climate and the environment), respecting boundaries in the context of the Capitalocene way of organizing the relations between humans and the rest of nature. The article provides additional spiritual resources in responding to the climate crisis, and grappling with disturbing images of God, humans, and non-humans in sacred texts in times of disasters. 2020-03-29T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/58 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146107920913791 Theology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Noah flood ecology age of humans climate change Capitalocene Anthropocene Anthropology Christianity Climate Religion
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topic Noah
flood
ecology
age of humans
climate change
Capitalocene
Anthropocene
Anthropology
Christianity
Climate
Religion
spellingShingle Noah
flood
ecology
age of humans
climate change
Capitalocene
Anthropocene
Anthropology
Christianity
Climate
Religion
Ibita, Maricel S
The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
description One of the not so obvious but deeply relevant factors in addressing climate change is religion and the interpretation of sacred texts, especially problematic ones. An example of problematic texts is the story of Noah and the great flood in Genesis 6–9. I will reread the Yahwist and Priestly versions of the story using a modified ecological triangle. This methodology looks at the dynamic relation between the divine and human, between the divine and non-human creatures, between humans and non-humans, and the inner dynamics of these three in the J and P narratives. The various insights gleaned from the investigation impact our rethinking of sacred texts in the age of the Anthropocene (the period during which human activity has been a dominant influence on climate and the environment), respecting boundaries in the context of the Capitalocene way of organizing the relations between humans and the rest of nature. The article provides additional spiritual resources in responding to the climate crisis, and grappling with disturbing images of God, humans, and non-humans in sacred texts in times of disasters.
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author Ibita, Maricel S
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title The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
title_short The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
title_full The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
title_fullStr The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
title_full_unstemmed The Great Flood in Genesis 6–9: An Ecological Reading of the J and P Traditions
title_sort great flood in genesis 6–9: an ecological reading of the j and p traditions
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/58
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146107920913791
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