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Few people realize that the first character in the Bible (after theheadline sentence of Genesis 1.1) is Earth. What if we read thecreation story and the primal myths of Genesis from the perspective ofthat key character, rather than from the anthropocentric perspective inwhich our culture has nurtured us?This is the project of Norman Habel's commentary, resisting the longhistory in Western culture of devaluing, exploiting, oppressing andendange...

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This well-written introduction to the method of literary criticism gives the reader an awareness and appreciation of the rich diversity of thought found in the Old Testament. The student is shown how to identify the elements of structure, style, form, language, and composition in the books of the Old Testament. Norman Habel demonstrates how literacy criticism works with examples which are familiar and well-suited for a beginner's level of stud...

Description: Deep inside, I am a Wend. I am a son of the soil. I am at home in the forest. I still listen to the trees. Wilhelm Habel is my great grandfather. This is his story and my reading of his life. As I researched his journey, I began to wonder whether there was a hidden link between his spirit and mine or whether the strong connection is simply genetic. I became curious as to whether my great grandfather had an influence on my iden...

Wisdom, where can she be found?' This question, at the core of Job 28, is arguably the central question also of the entire book of Job.Where is Wisdom found in Job 28? Habel's answer may be surprising: in the domains and forces of nature, in the ecosystems of the cosmos! And who employs the 'scientific approach' of the ancient Wisdom School to discern this Wisdom? A Sage called God during the process of creation. This key chapter, Job 28, is t...

This volume of essays deals with the critical issue of water and a lack of it. It deals with the scientific, theological, biblical and social issues.

The Bible is an inconvenient text. There are passages that are 'grey' rather than 'green'. These passages depict God or humans destroying or devaluing parts of creation. What if we dare to read these 'grey texts' from the perspective of the victims - Earth and the domains of Earth? How then would we relate to these de-valued parts of creation? And, how does this Gospel contribute to resolving this dilemma? Norm Habel has taught Old Tesatment i...

Where can Wisdom be found? Job 28.12 Wisdom is usually associated with profound knowledge acquired over time. In ancient times, however, wisdom was also discerned as a force or factor of nature. Wisdom was not only found in human minds but also in God's creation. The wise of biblical times--as distinct from prophets, priests and kings--were tantamount to the 'scientists' of their day. And like scientists, they had a way of discerning wisdom in...

Norm Habel is an Australian, an Earth child and a Lutheran who has survived accusations of heresy many times in his life. Why on Earth are you still a Lutheran? is not quite an autobiography. After all, Habel is many more things than a Lutheran - a family man, a social justice advocate, an amateur ecologist and a poet - but still a Lutheran. The scenes from his experiences are not an effort to define being a Lutheran in any official or u...

The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

About the Contributor(s): Norman Habel is from Adelaide where he has been involved in social justice and ecojustice issues for many years. In 2012, he published Rainbow of Mysteries: Meeting the Sacred in Nature (MediaCom), a book that resonates with Aboriginal spirituality. His most recent publication is Tree Whisperer (Fairfield Press), a biography of his great grandfather.

Description: Deep inside, I am a Wend. I am a son of the soil. I am at home in the forest. I still listen to the trees. Wilhelm Habel is my great grandfather. This is his story and my reading of his life. As I researched his journey, I began to wonder whether there was a hidden link between his spirit and mine or whether the strong connection is simply genetic. I became curious as to whether my great grandfather had an influence on my iden...

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Habel selects the method, materials to be covered, and scholars to be cited, in his humbling task of writing a commentary on such a classic work as The Book of Job--a text that is complex and unclear at many points. (Biblical Studies)

To help readers think critically and clearly about the Bible's relation to modern environmental issues, this volume expands the horizons of biblical interpretation to introduce ecological hermeneutics, moving beyond a simple discussion about Earth and its constituents as topics to a reading of the text from the perspective of Earth.

The book of Job, which deals with deep-seated conflict between the integrity of God and the integrity of man.

Norman C. Habel examines the "theology of land" as it is reflected in the Old Testament. He identifies six separate ideologies in the Bible: Royal, agrarian, theocratic, ancestral, household, and immigrant. This study has special pertinence for our times.

A commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations aimed at the advanced lay reader or pastor, with the goal of applying the meaning of the Biblical text to contemporary issues and concerns.

What has hermeneutics to do with ecology? What texts, if any, come to mind when you consider what the scriptures might say about environmental ethics? To help readers think critically and clearly about the Bible's relation to modern environmental issues, this volume expands the horizons of biblical interpretation to introduce ecological hermeneutics, moving beyond a simple discussion about Earth and its constituents as topics to a reading of t...