בְּרֵאשִׁית א:כח
וַיבְָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹקים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹקים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלאְוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשהָֻׁ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשמַָּׁיםִ וּבְכָל חַיָּה הָרֹמֶשתֶׂ עַל הָאָרֶץ:
God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and conquer it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and every living thing that moves on the earth.
Suggested Discussion Questions:
What does this text suggest about the role of humankind within nature?
What possible problems may occur from the dominion over the world we are given in this text?
What balancing texts or values does Judaism offer to this?
What does this text suggest about the role of humankind within nature?
What possible problems may occur from the dominion over the world we are given in this text?
What balancing texts or values does Judaism offer to this?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)