عنوان

Learning to Prosper by Wrestling and by Negotiation:

شماره

LA123225

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Learning to Prosper by Wrestling and by Negotiation:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Jacob and Esau in Contemporary African Pentecostal Hermeneutics

نام نخستين پديدآور

J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Pentecostalism in Africa has evolved as different streams characterized by particular modes of articulating the Christian message. The older independent churches were known for their emphasis on healing and prophecy and the classical Pentecostals talked much about speaking in tongues and holiness. Although these themes are present in contemporary Pentecostal discourse the new churches are best known for their messages of empowerment and prosperity that are meant to address the aspirations of Africa's upwardly mobile youth. Using the writings of two of the movements most influential leaders from Ghana, this article discusses the ways in which the story of the Patriarchs, especially Jacob, has been reinterpreted to fit into the message of upward mobility and the principles that are meant to lead up to it. It is argued here that although the authors did not intend to misapply Scripture, by reinterpreting the schemes of Jacob in terms of the principles of success, they fail to take account of the element of 'grace' which is able to turn the worst of sinners into saints. Jacob did not succeed because he applied the principles of success but because God touched him with his grace during the time of wrestling with the angel. Pentecostalism in Africa has evolved as different streams characterized by particular modes of articulating the Christian message. The older independent churches were known for their emphasis on healing and prophecy and the classical Pentecostals talked much about speaking in tongues and holiness. Although these themes are present in contemporary Pentecostal discourse the new churches are best known for their messages of empowerment and prosperity that are meant to address the aspirations of Africa's upwardly mobile youth. Using the writings of two of the movements most influential leaders from Ghana, this article discusses the ways in which the story of the Patriarchs, especially Jacob, has been reinterpreted to fit into the message of upward mobility and the principles that are meant to lead up to it. It is argued here that although the authors did not intend to misapply Scripture, by reinterpreting the schemes of Jacob in terms of the principles of success, they fail to take account of the element of 'grace' which is able to turn the worst of sinners into saints. Jacob did not succeed because he applied the principles of success but because God touched him with his grace during the time of wrestling with the angel.

تاريخ نشر

2012

توصيف ظاهري

64-86

عنوان

Journal of Pentecostal Theology

شماره جلد

21/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1745-5251

اصطلاح موضوعی

charismatic

اصطلاح موضوعی

Esau

اصطلاح موضوعی

grace

اصطلاح موضوعی

hermeneutics

اصطلاح موضوعی

Jacob

اصطلاح موضوعی

Pentecostalism

اصطلاح موضوعی

prosperity gospel

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/174552512x633303

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y