%0 Book
%A Lechion Peter Kimilike
%D 2021
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%T Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
%B An African Transformational Hermeneutic of Proverbs on Poverty
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1104613
%X 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.
%K African proverb, World view, Sprichwörter (Bibel), Armut, Hermeneutik, Afrikanische Theologie, Book of Proverb, Cross-cultural parallel, Mutual assistance
%G English