An Eco-Theological interpretation of Proverbs 5: 15-20 in the light of water crises experienced in present-day Africa

Proverbs 5:15-20 is not about ecological issues such as water management. However, the biblical author employed water-related metaphors as a way of speaking about faithfulness in marriage. The young man is instructed to drink water from his own cistern/well and to restrain himself from wasting this...

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Main Author: Kavusa, Kivatsi Jonathan 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2017]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 707-724
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cistern / Eco-efficiency / Metaphor / Well / Bible. Sprichwörter 5,15-20
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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