The Temptation of Christ: An Eco-Critical Interpretation

The Bible and Christ's ministry present inspiration and guidelines on living a moral and pious life. Christ's temptations before he embarks on his life's work form the central feature of his Messianic role. His ability to face, resist and reject the conventional formulations of success and popularity will be studied through an ecocritical lens. This paper will attempt to analyse the way Christ's rejection of Satan's offers opens possibilities of questioning the conventional anthropocentric reading of the Bible and offers a more humanisitc and equitable way of defining human progress and striving to achieve the same.