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Creation and Emotion in the Old Testament

By Bosworth, David A

Creation and Emotion in the Old Testament

By Bosworth, David A

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Creation conjures emotion and thereby shapes how we think and act. People fear snakes and enclosed spaces, and delight in well-watered landscapes. Language about nature evokes these emotional meanings and their consequences. We may construe nature as a mother to enhance love of creation and motivate care for our common home. Mother nature becomes a caregiving source of life rather than an inert resource. Alternatively, we may focus on the dangers or uselessness of a swamp so that we may drain it and plant crops. Creation and the ways we speak about it reflect and shape emotion and influence behavior. Every reference to the natural word in biblical literature involves some emotional resonance. Any animal might have intruded into the paradise of Eden, but the biblical narrative gives this role to a snake. The serpent elicits ominous foreboding because snakes evoke fear and fascination. Isaiah amplifies the joy of Israel's restoration by depicting deserts transforming into fertile fields and creation itself rejoicing. Biblical authors draw on human emotional responsiveness to creation to express and elicit emotions. David A. Bosworth analyzes how biblical texts use creation to conjure emotion. He draws on the science of emotion, including research on human emotional responsiveness to nature. Ancient texts correlate with contemporary research on how human environments shape emotion and behavior. The chapters unfold how specific emotions emerge from biblical references to aspects of creation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
238
Release Date:
2023-10-10
Publication Date:
2023-10-10
Publisher:
Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1506491030
ISBN13:
9781506491035
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
377 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
224 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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