PPT-Early African Proverbs

Proverb a concise saying that expresses a common human truth or experience Purpose Advise others about common human failings Universal in truth Uses literary devices to covey complicated ideas in few words. A) Recap: Orientation and Guidelines. B) Structure of the Book: A “Collection” of . . the “Collections” of Wisdom Sayings. . 1) Purpose (1:1-6). . 2) Motto (1:7). . 3) Long Instructions/Admonitions (1:8-9:18). Proverbs 31:1–9. . The "Other" Proverbs 31 Woman. Proverbs 31:1–9. A . mom who fears the Lord . teaches . her kids to use their strength to serve people in need. . "How will you use your . power. Teaches . on Fools. Way of . the Wise. Proverbs 9:10. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”. Psalm 14:1. The fool says in his heart, . “. There is no God.”. Way of . Fools. Way of Righteousness. Lesson . 14 . : The . Fool And His Folly. Learning From Opposites. A good way to learn about something is to study its opposite.. To understand happiness, for example, you also must understand sorrow.. Barbara Leung Lai. “The Lord’s Blessing is upon the House of the. Righteous, and His Cursing is upon the House of the Wicked” (3:33)—A huge Gap between the ‘Then’ and ‘Now’?. I. Approaching Proverbs: 7 key Interpretive Orientations. The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. . (Proverbs 13:4). Contrasting Examples and Results. Laziness. Diligence. Craves. Get’s Nothing. Proverbs: Lesson . 4. Wisdom in . Making Decisions: . Am I . Choosing the Right Path? . Proverbs . 11-13. A Ladies’ Study of . Some materials for this lesson taken from . BE WISE God’s Way . by Adam . $130 billion per year spent on internet porn (2009). 86% of divorces involve someone meeting a new lover on the internet (US). More than half of divorces involve one party with an obsessive interest in porn (US). “African people did not hear of culture for the first time from Europeans; their societies were not mindless but frequently had a philosophy of great depth and value and beauty; they had poetry and above all they had dignity.”. Proverbs 4:23. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.. . Proverbs 4:23. Keep . thy . heart . with all . diligence. ; for out of it are the . issues . of . life. African Literature. Sub-Saharan . Africa has two distinct kinds of literatures: Traditional oral poetry and the Written Literature. Traditional oral poetry and folklore date back to the early days of various tribal cultures and the written literature emerges in the 18th century but mostly it is the phenomena of 20th century.. “. A quick-tempered man . acts foolishly. , and a man of wicked intentions is hated.”. Proverbs 14:17. When you lack all the facts:. “. He who answers a matter . before he hears it. , it is folly and shame to him.”. . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. Proverbs into symbols. Fiction writing in Nigeria:. The novel as case study. African literary arts – part 2. Visual Symbols . and communication. Novels. Poems / Volumes of poetry. Prose (Non-fiction).