Proverbs and the African tree of life : : grafting Biblical proverbs on to Ghanaian Eve folk proverbs / / Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate.
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 cultu...
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Superior document: | Studies in Systematic Theology, Volume 16 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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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.