TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lechion Peter Kimilike
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
T2  - An African Transformational Hermeneutic of Proverbs on Poverty
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1104613
N2  - 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.
KW  - African proverb, World view, Sprichwörter (Bibel), Armut, Hermeneutik, Afrikanische Theologie, Book of Proverb, Cross-cultural parallel, Mutual assistance
LA  - English
ER  -