David Horrell is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.

"Immensely helpful in orienting (around) this important, fast-growing debate on relating the Bible to ecological concerns. I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the current state of discussion - It would be easy to adopt this book as a textbook in various courses at college and seminary." - Reviews in Religion and Theology "A perceptive, nuanced and accessible treatment which offers proposals for a constructive reading of the Bible in the light of contemporary ecological concerns, while not underestimating the ambivalence and ambiguity of the texts. It would be a particularly useful textbook for a course on the Bible and ecology." - Journal for the Study of the New Testament

• Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics

David Horrell is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.

"Immensely helpful in orienting (around) this important, fast-growing debate on relating the Bible to ecological concerns. I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the current state of discussion - It would be easy to adopt this book as a textbook in various courses at college and seminary." - Reviews in Religion and Theology "A perceptive, nuanced and accessible treatment which offers proposals for a constructive reading of the Bible in the light of contemporary ecological concerns, while not underestimating the ambivalence and ambiguity of the texts. It would be a particularly useful textbook for a course on the Bible and ecology." - Journal for the Study of the New Testament

• Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics

David Horrell is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.

"Immensely helpful in orienting (around) this important, fast-growing debate on relating the Bible to ecological concerns. I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the current state of discussion - It would be easy to adopt this book as a textbook in various courses at college and seminary." - Reviews in Religion and Theology "A perceptive, nuanced and accessible treatment which offers proposals for a constructive reading of the Bible in the light of contemporary ecological concerns, while not underestimating the ambivalence and ambiguity of the texts. It would be a particularly useful textbook for a course on the Bible and ecology." - Journal for the Study of the New Testament

• Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics