Ethology: The Importance Of Famine In The Bible

Etiological understandings of famine in the bible justify the presence of famine in the modern setting and often delay efforts to rectify the issue. The bible has been one of the most influential books throughout history due to the Christian fellowship’s infallible commitment to their faith. The bible is used as a tool to teach Christians a standard of living a good and ethical life. Story telling is one of the most infamous ways of teaching these essential life lessons, because when the bible was first brought into creation it was passed down through oral tradition. And stories are much easier to remember then lists of moral rights and wrongs. Since these stories are so important to Christians they often reflect cultural traditions: this is referred to as an etiology. More specifically a biblical etiology is a story that explains the origin of a cultural phenomenon in relation to the Christian bible. This can be seen in most modern day societies where it is extremely common to rest on the Sabbath. This, of course can find its origins in the creation story, in which God rested on the Sabbath (Genesis 2:2). This tradition was important to the people of the past because it gave reason to laborers with little power to have a day off. If God even has to rest, then surly they could too. Today the Sabbath …show more content…
Since the bible is a holy scripture, those who read it, therefore interpret it, can grow to understand nonintentional meanings of otherwise innocent stories. This can be seen in the nineteenth century with Christian members of the anti-abolitionist movement. During this movement it was a popular belief that black people from Africa were less then human and deserving of slavery because they were allegedly cursed by Noah-as in Noah’s