Proverbs and the African tree of life : grafting Biblical proverbs on to Ghanaian Eve folk proverbs /
In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of "grafting," which she calls a "hermeneutic of grafting." Though these two sets of sayings come from comple...
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Language: English
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Boston :
Brill,
2014.
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Studies in Systematic Theology
16.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492.
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Call Number: BS1465.52 .A36 2014
| Summary: | In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of "grafting," which she calls a "hermeneutic of grafting." Though these two sets of sayings come from completely different cultural contexts, Akoto argues that folk sayings/proverbs, which abound in Africa, should be considered as an already mature, established tree on to which a piece of the biblical tree is spliced or engrafted to produce hybridized fruits that have uniquely different tastes than the fruits of each tree individually. This metaphorical grafting process allows the message of the Bible (in Proverbs) to be understood, imbibed and appropriated in Africa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004274471 |
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