Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Grafting Biblical Proverbs on to Ghanaian Eʋe Folk Proverbs

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.

About the author

Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate (Ph.D. 2012, Chicago Theological Seminary), is Adjunct Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, USA. She has published a monograph, an edited book and many articles on postcolonial biblical interpretation in the USA, Europe, and Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Bea Akoto-Abutiate, Dorothy Akoto-Abutiate
• Publisher: Brill
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 12.08.2014
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious
• EAN: 9789004274402
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27440-2
• Pages: 202
• Dimensions (packing): 15.4 x 23.3 x 2 cm
• Weight (packing): 341 g
• Series: Studies in Systematic Theology > 16
• Subjects: Theologie; Christentum; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament; Religion - Theology