Skeppingsorg: ’n Aanset tot interpretasie van sekere Bybeltekste oor die mens se verhouding tot die natuurlike omgewing

Scholars in eco-theology have pointed to critical areas where so-called Christian piety can counteract the care for creation. In response, the aim of this book was to provide original exegesis of selected biblical texts across the whole canon on human relationships to the natural environment to support scholars in developing a biblical foundation for creation care.

The book, as Volume 1 of a trilogy, provides an in-depth exegesis of 25 selected texts across nine main literary genres used in Scripture, namely historical narrative, law, prophecy, wisdom, psalms and poetry, gospels, acts, epistles, and the apocalypse. The book contributes to new knowledge in the theology of creation care through the exegesis of biblical texts spanning these main literary genres across the entire canon. A significant contribution is that the book is a first in vernacular Afrikaans, which assists scholarship and may facilitate positive change in attitudes towards the natural environment among that language group.

The target audience market includes biblical scholars in the exegesis, theology, and ethics of creation care. The book also serves as a reference text for pastors, lecturers, and students in Bible schools and theological faculties, as well as for everyday Christians, to enhance their understanding of the biblical foundations of creation care and support them in its practical application.

Geleerdes in ekoteologie wys kritieke areas uit waar sogenaamde Christelike vroomheid die sorg vir die skepping kan teenwerk. Die skrywer se reaksie hierop is om oorspronklike eksegese van geselekteerde Bybelse tekste regdeur die hele kanon te bied oor menslike verhoudings met die natuurlike omgewing, ten einde geleerdes te ondersteun in die ontwikkeling van ’n Bybelse grondslag vir skeppingsorg.

Hierdie publikasie as Volume 1 van ’n trilogie bied ’n uitgebreide eksegese van 25 gekose Bybeltekste oor nege genres van die Ou en Nuwe Testament, wat die volgende insluit: Briewe, Evangelies, Handelinge, Apokalips, Wysheidsliteratuur, Psalms en poësie, die Wet, historiese narratief en profesie. ’n Beduidende bydrae is dat hierdie boek die eerste in volkstaal-Afrikaans is, wat akademiese navorsing ondersteun en moontlik positiewe verandering in houdings teenoor die natuurlike omgewing onder hierdie taalgroep kan bevorder.

Die teikengehoor sluit Bybelse geleerdes in wat fokus op eksegese, teologie en etiek rakende skeppingsorg. Die boek maak ook voorsiening as naslaanteks vir dominees, lektore en studente in Bybelskole en teologiese fakulteite asook alledaagse Christene in hulle begrip van die bybelse gronde waarop skeppingsorg gebaseer is asook in die toepassings daarvan te ondersteun.