
A Thematic and Literary Analysis of Amos 5:4-7, 10-15: Implications for Ghanaian Leaders
Issue: Vol.8 No.8 September 2022 Issue Article 4 pp.241-252
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2022884 | Published online 29th September 2022.
© 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
This paper conducted a thematic and literary study of the book of Amos to ascertain how Amos’ message should inform contemporary Christianity. The prophet ministered to pre-exilic Israelites who were about to be destroyed because they had abandoned their covenantal responsibilities. The rich trampled upon and exploited the poor and the weak. Amos’ message was meant to call attention to the impending judgment and to give hope of future restoration. This paper used literary analysis to examine key themes in the book of Amos; including, Israel’s covenant relationship with Yahweh, Israel’s sin, call to repentance, social justice and future restoration. The study also provides a useful model for contemporary Ghanaian leaders on God’s expectations for governance and leadership responsibilities, especially towards the vulnerable in the society.
Keywords: Amos, Justice, Repentance, Righteousness
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Alfred Appiah holds a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary, U.S.A. He is currently pursuing a Master of Art in Religious Studies with concentration on the Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School, USA.
Isaac Boaheng holds a PhD in Theology from the University of the Free State, South Africa, a Master of Theology degree from the South African Theological Seminary, South Africa, a Master of Divinity degree from the Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is a lecturer in Theology and Christian Ethics at the Christian Service University College, Ghana, and a Research Fellow at the Department of Biblical and Religion Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa. Boaheng has over seventy publications in Systematic Theology, Ethics, Biblical Studies, Translation Studies, African Christianity, Linguistics, Pentecostalism and Christian Mission, among others. He is an Ordained Minister of the Methodist Church Ghana serving the Nkwabeng circuit of the Sunyani Diocese.
Appiah A. and Boaheng I. “A Thematic and Literary Analysis of Amos 5:4-7, 10-15: Implications for Ghanaian Leaders,” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 8 no.8 (2022): 241-252 https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2022884
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