Salt for the earthen oven revisited

John J. Pilch

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.

How to cite this article: 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


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