Proverbs and the African tree of life
grafting biblical proverbs on to Ghanaian Eve folk proverbs
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Word Count
50,500 words, Guess
Page Count
202 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL31026102M
- ISBN-139789004274402
- OCLC Control Number895029637
- Library of Congress Control Number2014019819
Classifications
- DDC223.70609667
- LCCBS1465.52 .A36 2014
Description
In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutitate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Eue 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-Abutitate 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. (Publisher).
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Series Statement
- Studies in systematic theology -- Volume 16
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