Proverbs and the African tree of life : grafting Biblical proverbs on to Ghanaian Eve folk proverbs /

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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Main Author: Akoto-Abutiate, Dorothy B. E. A.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Studies in Systematic Theology 16.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492.

Subjects:

Bible. > Proverbs > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Proverbs, Ewe.
Christianity and other religions > African.

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Call Number: BS1465.52 .A36 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The Eve-Speaking Peoples
  • The Virtues of "Prudence" and "Sociability" in Eve Folk Proverbs
  • 'Grafting' Israel's 'Shoots'-Sayings from Proverbs 25-29
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Subjects.