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Title: | The left hand washes the right and the right hand washes the left: some remarks on the use of African proverbs in Old Testament proverb scholarship |
Author: | Holter, Knut |
Year: | 2008 |
Periodical: | African Journal of Biblical Studies |
Volume: | 26 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 45-55 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | proverbs Bible research |
Abstract: | For some years, Old Testament scholarship has seen a methodological paradigm shift. In particular, Old Testament proverb scholars have started to make use of proverbial material from Africa for comparative purposes. This article discusses some aspects of their interpretations. It first outlines how Old Testament scholarship relates Africa and the Old Testament on a more general level. Then it presents recent examples of how Old Testament proverb scholarship makes use of African proverbs, focusing on research by L. Nare (Burkina Faso), P.D. Nzambi (Democratic Republic of Congo), and M. Masenya (South Africa). The author concludes with an assessment of the current situation regarding the use of African proverbs in Old Testament scholarship, arguing that there is room for fruitful interaction between the two areas of study. Ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |