THE ECOLOGICAL MESSAGE OF THE TORAH: A BIOLOGIST'S INTERPRETATION OF THE MOSAIC LAW
Aloys Hüttermann
ABSTRACT Usually for non-Jewish readers the most difficult passages of five Books Moses are those containing numerous commandments given by Torah. However, careful examination many and precepts reveals: (1) a deep understanding ecological processes authors Torah, which probably was unique their time, (2) fact that this knowledge used to set rules proper use natural resources. This will be shown an analysis regulate food; land; (3) water cleaning. The main goal pertaining Torah with regard land resources is always same: avoid overuse destruction maintain around cultivated fields high diversity animal species suitable biological control pests. These facts, obvious from reading Bible, make it possible t...
Israel journal of botany