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Ezekiel 47 and the 2026 Season of Creation The international ecumenical Season of Creation for 2026 adopts the theme “Living Water,” drawing upon Ezekiel 47:9 and 12 in the Hebrew Bible. The imagery is compelling, [portraying] God’s life-giving water flowing from the temple of God. The river grows deeper and deeper restoring barren land, reviving waters, and …
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Scripture, science, and the risk of eisegesis One difficult task facing ecological hermeneutics is constructing an intellectually responsible relationship between ancient Scripture and contemporary science. Climate modelling, atmospheric chemistry, ecology, hydrology and biodiversity research operate within bodies of knowledge that did not exist when biblical texts were written. Scripture, meanwhile, speaks through narrative, poetry, prophecy, …
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