Animals in the New Testament: Perspectives from Animal Studies and Ancient Contexts

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Professor Justin David Strong (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway) Professor Ruben Zimmermann (ohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)

Animals in the New Testament

Perspectives from Animal Studies and Ancient Contexts

Professor Justin David Strong (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway), Professor Ruben Zimmermann (ohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
07 August 2025

New Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts; Animals & society

Series: The Library of New Testament Studies

This volume explores the ubiquity of animals and the remarkable density of animal language in the New Testament and its contemporary world. By situating the New Testament amid ancient discourses and incorporating understanding from the emerging field of Animal Studies, the contributors explore the insights that emerge when non-human animals and notions of animality take centre stage.

By analysing the Classical contexts of the New Testament, the gospels, the writings of Peter, Paul and John and extra-canonical Christian contexts, the volume identifies and explores the myriad ways in which humans find themselves and others to be like animals, addressing basic notions of human and animal nature and highlighting traits such as sentience, subjectivity, and intentionality. Ranging from the intense discussions regarding animal souls and their place in contemporary narratives to their various roles in the teachings of Jesus, their depictions in the writing of the apostles and their symbolic and ethical significance in early Christianity, this highly original and methodologically diverse collection introduces an unfamiliar paradigm that offers new perspectives and insights into the New Testament and its contemporary world.

Edited by: Professor Justin David Strong (MF Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway), Professor Ruben Zimmermann (ohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780567715821
ISBN 10: 0567715825
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Justin David Strong is Associate Professor of New Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society; Principal Investigator of ""The Ancient Fable Tradition and Early Christian Literature"" DFG Project at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; and Research Associate at the New Testament and Related Literature Dept., University of Pretoria. Ruben Zimmermann is University Professor of New Testament on the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.