The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana

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The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana is written by Frederick Mawusi Amevenku and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1666752843 (ISBN 10) and 9781666752847 (ISBN 13).

Using socio-rhetorical interpretation to study Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, the book explores the contextual interpretation of the sermon among the Ghana-Ewe. The book argues that the Sermon on the Mount can be viewed as Jesus' new kingdom gospel and a reinterpretation of the Mosaic law, teaching not only ethics but also kingdom-appropriate righteousness for theological and ethical renewal. Kingdom-appropriate righteousness is nurtured through daily exchanges with God, leading to habitual forgiveness and subsequent divine perfection of love for God and one's enemies. In the contemporary context, kingdom-appropriate righteousness challenges the deficient, "compulsory-wealth" (prosperity gospel) Christianity that is promoted in contemporary Ghana and elsewhere.