This book considers how teaching in the Gospels and the practice of prayer and fasting can be interpreted in an African context. It highlights African understandings of key aspects of Christology, analysing Jesus's identity and embodiment of prayer. The author engages with a New African Biblical Criticism approach and draws on the historical context of first-century Judeo-Christianity. Critiquing certain practices within African Christianity, the study encourages a shift away from focusing on the duration, location and materialistic outcomes of prayer and fasting towards an emphasis on both spiritual and character development. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of African religion, theology and biblical studies.
| ISBN: | 9781041163596 |
| Publication date: | 24th June 2026 |
| Author: | John Arierhi Ottuh |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Religion: general Christianity |
This book considers how teaching in the Gospels and the practice of prayer and fasting can be interpreted in an African context. It highlights African understandings of key aspects of Christology, analysing Jesus's identity and embodiment of prayer. The author engages with a New African Biblical Criticism approach and draws on the historical context of first-century Judeo-Christianity. Critiquing certain practices within African Christianity, the study encourages a shift away from focusing on the duration, location and materialistic outcomes of prayer and fasting towards an emphasis on both spiritual and character development. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of African religion, theology and biblical studies.
Jesus, the Gospels, and African Christianity features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religion: general, Christianity
Jesus, the Gospels, and African Christianity is available in Hardback
Jesus, the Gospels, and African Christianity was written by John Arierhi Ottuh and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Jesus, the Gospels, and African Christianity has 232 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies series
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