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

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Proverbs and the African Tree of Life is Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate's argument that African folk sayings must be seen as the full-blown tree on to which the Biblical Proverbs can be "grafted" (that is, taught), be learned, understood and appropriated in Africa

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Akoto-Abutiate, Dorothy B. E. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.
Series:Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 16.
Subjects:
Bible. > Proverbs > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Proverbs.
Proverbs, Ewe.
Christianity and other religions > African.
Proverbes éwé.
Christianisme > Relations > Religions africaines.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Wisdom Literature.
Africans > Religion.
Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Eue-speaking peoples
  • The virtues of "prudence" and "sociability" in Eue folk proverbs
  • 'Grafting' Israel's 'shoots'-sayings from Proverbs 25-29 on to the African Ghanaian Eve tree of life-Eve folk proverbs.

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