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COMPARITIVE STUDY OF KUKU AND HEBREW CULTURES M. M. NINAN civil war the University is now relocated in Khartoum. Those who helped me in this research whose names are in the list at the end, now serve the war torn South Sudan and neighboring countries, as pastors of the Sudan Pentecostal Churches and Assemblies of God Churches. The living conditions in these parts are unimaginable to the civilized world and they need your support and prayer. Kuku are a people of the Southern Sudan. They belong to the Bari-speaking group of the Southern Sudan. (Bari, Mundari, Pojulu Tribe , Kakwa, Nyangwara, Lulu’bö, Lugwara) They inhabit the agricultural lands of the Equatorial region of Kajo Keji County. They are chiefly a farming people relying on mixed farming. During the rainy season they grow substantial food crops, mainly sorghum, (also known in Sudan as dura) maize, millet, cassava, sweet potatoes, and beans (loputu). In the dry season they manage a small scale of cattle, goats and sheep herding. The Kuku are good beekeepers. They also practice collective hunting during dry season. 113
COMPARITIVE STUDY OF KUKU AND HEBREW CULTURES M. M. NINAN Abstract In this paper traditional culture, beliefs and religious practices of the Kuku tribes of the South Sudan are compared with the Hebrew culture. It is shown that there is almost identical pattern even to minute details. Even in the way of corruption they are similar. It is suggested that a historical common contact theory or in<strong>for</strong>mation exchange theory could not possibly explain such close similarity. We are thus led to the only alternative of common source, i.e. God did reveal himself to Kukus in a way similar to the Hebrews through a special revelation. Can this be true? We examine such a possibility based on the biblical prophecy. 1. Introduction The Southern Sudanese African Culture is decaying fast. Most of the tribal cultures are not known to the new generation and has never been collected or written down. If this is not done in the immediate future, it is most likely that we will loose these <strong>for</strong> ever. In 1983 when I came into the University of Juba my interest 114
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