Be Fertile and Increase, Fill the Earth and Master It : The Ancient and Medieval Career of a Biblical Text.

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Be Fertile and Increase, Fill the Earth and Master It
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Biblical Foundations
2. Defining a Cosmic Frontier: Genesis 1:28 in the Aggadah
3. Transformation in the Halakhah
4. Medieval Rabbinic Applications: Jurisprudence, Exegesis, and Mysticism
5. Christian Biblical Commentary
6. The Primordial Blessing and the Law of Nature
Conclusion: A Look Forward and Back
Glossary of Names and Terms
Works Cited
Index.