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Flora and Fauna in the Hebrew Bible
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Flora and Fauna in the Hebrew Bible

A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Theologies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 1048

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Song-Mi Suzie Park

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Guest Editor
Bible Department, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, TX 78705, USA
Interests: the literary and theological interpretations of the Old Testament

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The focus of this Special Issue is on the literary and theological interpretations of the Hebrew Bible concerning flora and flora. From the very beginning , flora and fauna play an important role in the Hebrew Bible, demonstrating theological, political, and literary significance. The biblical writer uses plants and animals to convey a variety of subtle messages and meanings. As such, the narratives in the Hebrew text cannot be understood without close examination and understanding of the use and presence of flora and fauna in these texts. In a time of global climate change, revealing the importance of trees, plants, and animals in the Hebrew corpus, elucidated their continued importance in the modern world, and indirectly, the need for their continued preservation and protection.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors (spark@austinseminary.edu) or to the Religions editorial office (religions@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.

Dr. Song-Mi Suzie Park
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • flora
  • fauna
  • plants
  • animals
  • ecology

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Nature’s Apostle: The Dove as Communicator in the Hebrew Bible, from Ararat to Nineveh
by Menahem Blondheim and Hananel Rosenberg
Religions 2024, 15(4), 502; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15040502 - 19 Apr 2024
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The dove, the most frequently mentioned bird in the Hebrew Bible, appears in diverse contexts, spanning its appearance as an element in the narrative (as in the case of Noah’s ark), and as an allegory and metaphor (as in the cryptic “sword of [...] Read more.
The dove, the most frequently mentioned bird in the Hebrew Bible, appears in diverse contexts, spanning its appearance as an element in the narrative (as in the case of Noah’s ark), and as an allegory and metaphor (as in the cryptic “sword of the dove”—twice in Jeremiah—and “the city of the dove”—Zephaniah). The dove even appears as the proper name of a prophet (or possibly of two, both named Jonah, son of Amittai). This article applies a communication perspective to better interpret some of these texts. We argue that the dove’s communicative attributes, to include unique acoustics, remarkable power of flight, but primarily the trait of returning home—the basis for the use of doves as carrier pigeons—may either explain or deepen the interpretation of many of the references to the pigeon in the Bible. In this vein, a major focus of the article is on using the dove’s homing ability as a key for reinterpreting the Book of Jonah. We conclude by suggesting that the dove’s trait of returning and, hence, its use as envoy made it a useful symbol of the deity’s presence in the world. In the Jewish reading, it became an emblem of one of the main political and eschatological themes of the Bible: the return home from exile, beginning with the exodus and return of Jacob’s sons to Canaan and ending with the Eschaton. Full article
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