The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana

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.

Author: Frederick Mawusi Amevenku
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781666752830

About the Author
Amevenku, Frederick Mawusi: - The Rev Prof Frederick Mawusi Amevenku (who prefers to be called Mawusi) is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He is currently (2023) the President of the Ministers' Conference of the EP Church. He is also the current (2023) District Pastor for the Kisseman District of the EP Church in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Mawusi is the Director of Graduate Studies at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon-Accra, Ghana, where he has been lecturing since 2011. Mawusi is an Associate Professor of New Testament and African Biblical Hermeneutics. Mawusi is also a law student with a research interest in the interface between religion and alternative dispute resolution. Mawusi is married to Dzifa, a Speech & Language Therapist. They have a set of twins, known respectively as Woenam and Ewoenam.