The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures

Daniel Hillel

Paper, 376 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13363-0
$24.50 / £14.50

January, 2006
Cloth, 376 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13362-3
$75.00 / £44.00

Acknowledgments

A Note on Translation

Chronology

Prologue

1. Environment and Culture

2. The Ecological Context

3. The First Riverine Domain

4. The Pastoral Domain

5. The Second Riverine Domain

6. The Desert Domain

7. The Rainfed Domain

8. The Maritime Domain

9. The Urban Domain

10. The Exile Domain

11. The Overarching Unity

Epilogue

Appendixes

1. On the Historical Validity of the Bible

2. Perceptions of Humanity's Role on God's Earth

3. Selected Passages Regarding the Seven Domains

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Related Subjects

• Ecology
• Environmental Sciences
• Judaism
• Religion

About the Author

Daniel Hillel is professor emeritus of environmental studies, University of Massachusetts, and senior research scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Negev: Land, Water, and Life in a Desert Enviornment; Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil; and Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East.

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