| Poverty in the Book of Proverbs: An African Transformational Hermeneutic of Proverbs on Poverty Contributor(s): Holter, Knut (Editor), Kimilike, Lechion Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433103273 ISBN-13: 9781433103278 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $133.86 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 223.706 |
| LCCN: 2008006446 |
| Series: Bible and Theology in Africa |
| Physical Information: 384 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Western interpretations of poverty proverbs in the Old Testament Book of Proverbs have tended to see a status quo acceptance in the ancient texts, thus neglecting existential challenges of the poverty issue. In contrast, Lechion Peter Kimilike argues that African proverbial material on poverty may - when used comparatively to interpret the corresponding Old Testament poverty proverbs - create a more dynamic analysis. The author's new and thought-provoking interpretation suggests an African transformational hermeneutic that balances between the questions and methodology of the global i.e., western] guild and the concerns of the African interpretative context. |