Date: June 8, 2024 Venue: Online Topic: Methods of Biblical Interpretation in the African Context Biblical hermeneutics is a critical component of biblical studies that helps in unearthing the meaning of ancient text/narrative critically. Until the early 1960s, biblical hermeneutics in many parts of Africa was dependent on hermeneutical philosophies of the Euro-American cultural [...]
Date: December 9, 2023 Venue: Online Theme: The Bible and Political Stability in Africa Political stability is critical for the development and progress of human society and ecological well-being. Scripture encourages Christians to seek the welfare and peace of any geopolitical jurisdiction that they find themselves at any time because their peace is a [...]
Editorial The mobilization of resources and their distribution is a central issue in the Bible and African life and culture. Often, there are problems concerning the mode of resource mobilization that either make the poor poorer or the rich richer, and how to effectively and evenly distribute these resources to alleviate or [...]
Theme: The Bible and Economic Issues The mobilization of resources and their distribution is a central issue in the Bible and African life and culture. Often, there are problems concerning the mode of resource mobilization that either make the poor poorer or the rich richer, and how to effectively and evenly distribute these resources [...]
Dear Member,The Institute for Biblical Scholarship in Africa (IBSA) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Date: Saturday 3rd December, 2022Time: 11:00am GMTZoom details would be provided later. Click here to download the minutes for the June 2022 meeting.
Theme: Fullness of Life in the Gospel of John. Cultural Interpretations. Date: December 3, 2022 Venue: Online Life and life in its fullness arguably constitutes a core value for both the Johannine Gospel and the Christian communities in Africa. The overwhelming forty-seven occurrences of ζωή from the prologue through to the ending of the [...]
The Bible, In-Laws and Family in Africa By Emmanuel Foster Asamoah Abstract This paper researched into the Bible, in-laws and the family in Africa and how Scriptures speak to in-laws and families in relation to the African culture. The research has the underpinning of existing literature by scholars in the research area. [...]
Methods of Healing Miracles of Jesus: A Contextual Reading of Mark 7:31-37. By Alice M. Nsiah and Godwin C. K. Deffor Abstract The research uses the contextual Bible study approach propounded by Gerald West to read the text with reading partners. The study uncovers the influence of the healing methods of Jesus [...]
When Women Co-Operate: A Feminist Reading of the Narratives on the Daughters of Zelophehad By Gifty Ama Kyerewaa Dei Dawson Abstract The narratives on the daughters of Zelophehad have been read differently by scholars all over the world (Sakenfeld, 1995; Mbuyayesango, 2003 & Claasens, 2013). The focus has mostly been on the [...]
Interrogating the Efficacy of Lament Psalms in Christian Worship: A Conceptual Review By Uzoma Amos Dike Abstract Managing and coping with distress is one aspect of life that remains a puzzle as it always leaves the victim with questions of why. Different cultures and traditions have developed means of handling issues of [...]