Salt for the earthen oven revisited

dc.contributor.author	Pilch, John J.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-30T06:28:41Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-30T06:28:41Z
dc.date.issued	2011-06-07
dc.description.abstract	The symbolic interpretation of the salt sayings in the New Testament (Mt 5:13; Mk 9:42–50; Lk 12:49–53; 14:34–35) is best based on the long-standing cultural practice of using salt as a catalytic agent to burn dung, the common fuel for the typical earthen oven used by peasants even to this day. Seasoning and preservation are culturally inappropriate.	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pilch, J.J., 2011, ‘Salt for the earthen oven revisited’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 67(1), Art. #826, 5 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v67i1.826	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v67i1.826
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17186
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_US
dc.rights	© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en
dc.subject	New Testament	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Symbolism in the Bible	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Salt -- Religious aspects -- Christianity	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Religion and culture	en
dc.title	Salt for the earthen oven revisited	en
dc.type	Article	en