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I am an Early-Stage Doctoral Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland at the Faculty of Philosophy. My major is Theology, Comparative Study of Religions. I hold an MPhil in Intercontextual Theology from the University of Oslo and a Master's degree in the History of Religions from the Norwegian School of Theology (MF). I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and the Study of Religions from the University of Ghana, Legon.
My PhD thesis is on Pentecostalism, with a focus on Neo-Prophetic Movements in West Africa. The main focus of my research is on Prophetism and Politics. Electoral Prophecy: What can they offer Ghana's democracy?
Supervisors: Prof. Timo Kallinen, Prof. Liv Lied Ingeborg, Senior Lecturer, and Vemund Blomkvist
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Master thesis submitted to the Norwegian School of Theology and Religion and Society, 2019
The focal point of this thesis is recent discussions and views on the supposedly lost Book of Noa... more The focal point of this thesis is recent discussions and views on the supposedly lost Book of Noah by three scholars namely Michael Edward Stone, Divorah Dimant and Richard Steiner. Thus, the project examines the scholarly debates or discourse, tensions and discussions that are ongoing among scholars in the field of Pseudepigrapha studies particularly regarding the Book of Noah. It explores the different key moments/turns in the history of the Book of Noah about how scholars at different time periods and contexts have imagined and argued for or against the existence of such entity, and what this discussion may tell us about the development of studies of Jewish Antiquity as a modern discipline. It employs meta-critical literary analysis and Book History as method and theory respectively. The thesis belongs to the discipline History of Religions.
Papers by GIDEON TETTEH
The concepts enemy, evil and divinatory consultation are becoming very common among Neo-prophetic... more The concepts enemy, evil and divinatory consultation are becoming very common among Neo-prophetic churches in Ghana. This study examines how Ghanaian Neo-prophetic Churches understand and explain these concepts in order to open up these concepts for further scholarly probe. It examines the historical antecedents of the prophetic phenomenon in Ghana and shows its root in the indigenous religion and also its recurrence in Ghanaian Christianity. It focuses on the current wave known as Neo-prophetism in the Neo-Prophetic Churches (NPCs) in Pentecostal Ghana. Neo-prophetic churches constitute Peripheral prophetism which forms the main thrust of this work. Neo-prophetism demonstrates how the interaction of Ghanaian Pentecostals’ biblical understanding and the Akan religio-cultural worldview informs their pursuit for meaning in life. It also reveals how the supernatural causal other under-girds Ghanaian Pentecostals’ understanding of evil and suffering. Theologians, students, researchers a...
This study seeks to examine the concept of enemy evil and divinatory consultation among Ghanaian ... more This study seeks to examine the concept of enemy evil and divinatory consultation among Ghanaian Neo-prophetic Churches in order to open up these concepts for further scholarly probe. The study employs the purposive sampling of participatory method of qualitative research methodology. The instruments used in data collection and analysis include interviews and participant observation.
Master thesis submitted to the Norwegian School of Theology and Religion and Society, 2019
The focal point of this thesis is recent discussions and views on the supposedly lost Book of Noa... more The focal point of this thesis is recent discussions and views on the supposedly lost Book of Noah by three scholars namely Michael Edward Stone, Divorah Dimant and Richard Steiner. Thus, the project examines the scholarly debates or discourse, tensions and discussions that are ongoing among scholars in the field of Pseudepigrapha studies particularly regarding the Book of Noah. It explores the different key moments/turns in the history of the Book of Noah about how scholars at different time periods and contexts have imagined and argued for or against the existence of such entity, and what this discussion may tell us about the development of studies of Jewish Antiquity as a modern discipline. It employs meta-critical literary analysis and Book History as method and theory respectively. The thesis belongs to the discipline History of Religions.
The concepts enemy, evil and divinatory consultation are becoming very common among Neo-prophetic... more The concepts enemy, evil and divinatory consultation are becoming very common among Neo-prophetic churches in Ghana. This study examines how Ghanaian Neo-prophetic Churches understand and explain these concepts in order to open up these concepts for further scholarly probe. It examines the historical antecedents of the prophetic phenomenon in Ghana and shows its root in the indigenous religion and also its recurrence in Ghanaian Christianity. It focuses on the current wave known as Neo-prophetism in the Neo-Prophetic Churches (NPCs) in Pentecostal Ghana. Neo-prophetic churches constitute Peripheral prophetism which forms the main thrust of this work. Neo-prophetism demonstrates how the interaction of Ghanaian Pentecostals’ biblical understanding and the Akan religio-cultural worldview informs their pursuit for meaning in life. It also reveals how the supernatural causal other under-girds Ghanaian Pentecostals’ understanding of evil and suffering. Theologians, students, researchers a...
This study seeks to examine the concept of enemy evil and divinatory consultation among Ghanaian ... more This study seeks to examine the concept of enemy evil and divinatory consultation among Ghanaian Neo-prophetic Churches in order to open up these concepts for further scholarly probe. The study employs the purposive sampling of participatory method of qualitative research methodology. The instruments used in data collection and analysis include interviews and participant observation.