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The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana
About this book
Using socio-rhetorical interpretation to study Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, the book explores the contextual interpretation of the sermon among the Ghana-Ewe. The book argues that the Sermon on the Mount can be viewed as Jesus' new kingdom gospel and a reinterpretation of the Mosaic law, teaching not only ethics but also kingdom-appropriate righteousness for theological and ethical renewal. Kingdom-appropriate righteousness is nurtured through daily exchanges with God, leading to habitual forgiveness and subsequent divine perfection of love for God and one's enemies. In the contemporary context, kingdom-appropriate righteousness challenges the deficient, "compulsory-wealth" (prosperity gospel) Christianity that is promoted in contemporary Ghana and elsewhere.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of the Law in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount
- Chapter 2: The Eυes of West Africa
- Chapter 3: A Survey of Exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount
- Chapter 4: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount
- Chapter 5: Hermeneutical Implications of a Contextual Interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount among Eυe Christians
- Bibliography