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Jacobus Capitein's Translation of 'Lord's Prayer' into Mfantse: An Example of Creative Mother Tongue Hermeneutics

open access: yesGhana Journal of Religion and Theology, 2022
Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein (1717-1747) was the first African Protestant chaplain at the Elmina Castle, Gold Coast (Ghana). He is credited with the translation of the popular Christian prayer, usually referred to as 'The Lord Prayer,' into the Mfantse language, using the Dutch orthography.
J. Ekem
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Mother Tongue as a Tribal Hermeneutics

Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology
Mother tongue hermeneutics is recognized as a crucial approach for tribal communities in Northeast India, not just a Bible translation method. It highlights the historical marginalization of tribes, colonial influences, and the dominance of Western interpretive ideas that have made tribal communities dependent and unheard.
Rm Mashungam, Lanmi Khamrang
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DECOLONISED KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: POTENTIALS OF MOTHER TONGUE BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS AS A SOURCE OF NEW THEOLOGICAL INSIGHTS

Journal of Applied Science, Arts and Business
ABSTRACT The translation of the first full Bible into Ewe in 1919 was a huge landmark in literary Ewe knowledge production for social transformation. Given the fact that the Bible is enthusiastically embraced among the Christian Ewe of West Africa as the inspired, authoritative and inerrant word of God, it goes without saying that the new Ewe-Bible was
Frederick M. Amevenku
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Mother-Tongue Theology: Akan Christian Christological Re-interpretations

Pentecostalism, Charismaticism and Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal, 2020
The importance of the mother tongue in the planting and growth of African Christianity has been stressed by scholars such as Lamin Sanneh and Kwame Bediako. Bediako, for instance, states that “the ability to hear in one’s language and to express in one’s
A. Ahaligah
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Christian gathering and the digital ecclesia: A post-COVID-19 reading of Hebrews 10:25

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article is a post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reflection on the phrase mē egkataleipontes tēn episunagōgēn heautōn [not forsaking our own gathering] in Hebrews 10:25.
D. Sakitey, Ernest van Eck
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Neologizing Akan Indigenous Ecological Proverbs and Wise-sayings for Earth-keeping among Akan Christians of Ghana

Ghana Journal of Linguistics
Dr. Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah, is Senior lecturer in Biblical Studies in the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Theology at the Christian Service University in Ghana. He is a part-time lecturer at the Department of Religion and Human Development in Kwame
Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah   +2 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Βαπτίζοvτεσ in the Greek New Testament (Matthew 28:19) and the Fulbe Bible

Pentecost Journal of Theology and Mission
Bible translation is a vital tool used by the Church to communicate the gospel in the heart languages of various communities, with the aim of fostering spiritual growth and discipleship.
Emmanuel Foster Asamoah   +1 more
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