Numbers 22:22-33 Reread Through the Lens of Entangled Empathy
Published online on August 06, 2026
Abstract
Studies in Christian Ethics, Ahead of Print.
This paper reinterprets the story of Balaam and his talking donkey in Numbers 22:22-33 in the Old Testament through Lori Gruen's concept of entangled empathy to offer a new insight into the ethical dimensions of biblical human-animal relationships. ...
This paper reinterprets the story of Balaam and his talking donkey in Numbers 22:22-33 in the Old Testament through Lori Gruen's concept of entangled empathy to offer a new insight into the ethical dimensions of biblical human-animal relationships. ...