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Readings from the Bible Towards a Biblical Theology of the Environment

  1. Creation:
    • Genesis 1:1-2:25
  2. De-creation:
    • Genesis 3:1-24; 6:1-8:19
  3. Re-creation initiated:
    • Genesis 8:20-9:17
    • Genesis. 12:1-8
    • Exodus 1:1-3; 15:16-17
    • Exodus 20: 8-11
    • Leviticus 25:1-7; 23
    • Deut. 10:1
  4. Prophets prophecy imminent De-creation, but future Re-creation:
    • Isaiah 5; 11:1-9; 35:1-6; 40:1-11, 12, 26; 42:5-7; 44:9-20; 46:1-11; 65:17-25
    • Jeremiah 4:18-28
    • Ezekiel 37:1-28; 47; 48
    • Hosea 1-11
    • Amos 9:11-15
    • Micah 6:1-4, 7-8
  5. Writings on wisdom respond to De-creation, but celebrate future Re-creation:
    • Psalms 1, 19, 23, 33, 65, 72, 74, 75, 77, 96, 104, 107, 148, 150
    • Proverbs 3:9, 19-20; 8:1, 22-31; 31:9-31
    • Job 38:1-39; 42:1-17
    • Song of Songs; Ruth; Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2; 11, 18-20; 11:9-12:8
    • 2 Chronicles 36:21
  6. Re-Creation initiated and nurtured in Christ:
    • Matthew 1:1-14; 6:26-30; 22:37-40; 25: 34-45
    • John 1:1-3; 2
    • Romans 1:20-23; 8:19-23
    • 1 Corinthians 15: 20-28; 2 Corinthians 5
    • Ephesians 1:1-14;
    • Philippians 1:27-2:30; Colossians 1:15-20;
    • Hebrews 1:1-3;
  7. New Creation:
    • Revelation 21:1-22:21

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