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Analyzes scripture in the Torah in a search for basic biological and ecological facts and insights. These are analyzed against the background of Jewish and Christian exegesis and the state of the art of contemporary biology. The relevance of biological and ecological knowledge to the way of life of the ancient Israelites and the fragile ecology of the region where the Jews settled in their formative period is then discussed. Looks at concepts of species, laws concerning hygiene, and ideas on water and purity.Huttermann, Aloys is the author of 'Ecological Message of the Torah Knowledge, Concepts, and Laws Which Made Survival in a Land of "Milk and Honey" Possible' with ISBN 9780788505805 and ISBN 0788505807.
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