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David Tuesday Adamo’s Academic Context: Nigerian Biblical Studies Navigating Between African Interpretive Concerns and Western Scholarly Traditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The essay focuses on some aspects of Nigerian biblical studies, that is, Prof David Tuesday Adamo's immediate academic context. The core question of the essay is how the balance between African interpretive concerns and ... -
Gender perspectives in the Lord's Resistance Army in relation to the Old Testament
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The essay is a comparative analysis of gender perspectives within the Lord's Resistance Army and the OT. Based on the claim by the LRA that all their actions are supported by the Bible, in this essay I seek to establish ... -
Hagar and epistemic injustice: An intercultural and post-colonial analysis of Genesis 16
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Having one’s voice heard and being known by one’s name are foundational aspects of respect and human dignity. Likewise, being able to contribute to shared understanding is at the core of epistemic justice. This intercultural ... -
Pregnancy and psalms: Aspects of the healing ministry of a Nigerian prophet
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The essay analyses the healing ministry of a prophet operating within one of the African Instituted Churches in Nigeria, and it focuses on his instrumental use of texts from the biblical Book of Psalms – read “into” olive ... -
The role of historical-critical methodology in African Old Testament studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Based on the observation that the historical-critical methodology used in mainstream biblical studies reflects 18th to 20th century western epistemology and hermeneutics, the article addresses the role of this methodology ... -
What shall we do with the Canaanites? An ethical perspective on Genesis 12:6
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Colonial biblical interpretation - such as for example Moritz Merker’s study of the Maasai (1904/1910), where he claims that they are historically related to the ancient Israelites—tend to see both “Israelites” and their ...