The Bible According to Noah explores the ancient stories of the Creation, Noah's Ark, Abraham's near
sacrifice of Isaac, the torment of Job, and Jonah and the whale to explore their
relevance today—especially in regard to how we view and treat other animals.
Kowalski draws together the findings of animal science to create an ecologically inspired rendition of the
scriptures that honors the sanctity and kinship of all living beings. He uncovers the psychological and spiritual
connections we have with other animals and those, such as children, who are left
in our care. Kowalski calls for a different reading of the ancient wisdom of the
Bible—one that advocates nonviolence, tolerates difference, and demands justice.
The book takes this topic to new depths of intellectual inquiry, examining the role of animals in biblical texts and, by extension, contemporary culture. Arguing that a new appreciation of animals is desperately needed to rescue Western society from its own anti-environmentalism, Gary Kowalski offers new renditions of familiar biblical stories: God tells humans to love the earth and preserve it instead of dominate it.
