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 Akoto-Abutiate, Dorothy Bea Akoto-Abutiate
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2014
• EAN: 9789004274402
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27440-2
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 341 g
• Series: Studies in Systematic Theology
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations