Dr. Isaac Boaheng

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Books (12)
2022 From Sebewie to Sebetutu: A Theological and Missiological Analysis of the Life and Ministry of Prophet Sampson Kwame Oppong. Accra: Noyam Publishers.
2022 The Bible and Ethics in Contemporary Africa: Exegetical Insights. Accra: Noyam Publishers.
(Co-author: Frederick Mawusi [FM] Amevenku)
2022 A Handbook for African Mother-Tongue Bible Translators. Wilmington, USA: Vernon Press.
2021 Introducing Eschatology in an African Context. Accra: Noyam Publishers. (Co-author: FM.
Amevenku)
2021 Biblical Exegesis in African Context. Wilmington, USA: Vernon Press. (Co-author: FM Amevenku)
2020 Poverty, the Bible and Africa. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK: Langham Publishing.
2020 Essays in the Old Testament & African Life and Thought. Accra: Noyam Publishers.
(Co-author: Ebenezer Asibu-Dadzie, Jnr.) DOI: 10.38159/npub.eb20701
2020 Essays in Exegetical Christology. Accra: Noyam Publishers. (Co-author: FM Amevenku) DOI: 10.38159/npub.eb20604
2019 A Study of Amos and Hosea: Implications for African Public Theology. Sunyani: Jonnette Secretariat.
2019 Basic Biblical Hebrew. Sunyani: Jonnette Secretariat.
2019 Is the Bible Really the Word of God? Sunyani: Jonnette Secretariat.
2019 Tithing in the Christian Church. Tema: Kabkork Publication. (Co-author: FM Amevenku)

Book chapters (2)
2022 “Patristic Christology: Exploring the Thoughts of Theophilus and Origen.” In Introduction to Christianity: An
African Reader. Edited by Kwaku Boamah, Ernestina Enyonam Novieto and Isaac Boaheng. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2022.
2019 “Early Christian Missions in West Africa: Implications for Rethinking the Great Commission” in Rethinking
the Great Commission: Emerging African Perspectives edited by Emmanuel Asante and DNA Kpobi. Accra: SonLife.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (58)
2022 “Soteriology as Empowerment in Luke’s gospel.” International Journal of Social Science Research and Review.
5(12) (2022):89-97.
2022 “Principles of Sexual Stewardship for African Christian Singles.” Kērussōmen 8(2) (2022): 60–80.
2022 “A Study of John 21:15-17: Implications for Christian Ministry.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and
Social Sciences (EHASS), 3(12) (2022): 636-646.
2022 “The Pneumatological Phenomenon in Acts 2:1–6: Implications for Christian Mission in Africa.” Conspectus:
Journal of South African Theological Seminary, Vol. 34 (2022): 1-14.
2022 “Eschatology and Contemporary Ghanaian Christianity.” Biblical Studies Journal (BSJ).
4(3) (2022):39-56. (Co-authors: Nicholas Abbam, Frank Agyapong)
2022 “A Christological reflection on Papa Yaw Johnson’s Fa wo ntoma bɛbɔ me deɛ ano.” Journal of
Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology (MOTBIT). 4(3) (2022): 57-70.
2022 “An Analytical Study of the Translations of Genesis 1:26-27 in the Akuapem-Twi Bible
Emmanuel.” Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology (MOTBIT). 4(3), (2022):45-56. (Co-authors: Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah, Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi and Frimpong Wiafe)
2022 “Rethinking Development in Africa: Agenda 2063 and John Wesley’s Socio-Political Theology.” International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 5(9) (2022): 364-378.
2022 “A Theological and Ethical Reflection on Digital Ecclesiology from an African Perspective.” Social
Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) 3(3) (2022): 480-493.
2022 “A Background Study of the Book of Amos.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies. 3(9)
(2022) 372-381 (Co-author: Alfred Appiah)
2022 “A Thematic and Literary Analysis of Amos 5:4-7, 10-15.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 8(8) (2022): 241-252. (Co-author: Alfred Appiah)
2022 “Translating כֹּהֵן into Okun mother-tongue of Nigeria: A Proposal.” African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 5(3) (2022): 44-59. (Co-author: Olupinyo O. Samuel).
2022 “Online Church ‘Community’ and The Great Commission in a COVID-19-Defined Society: An Anthropological and Missiological Analysis.” African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions 5 (1) (2022): 26-38. (Coauthor: David Abubekr)
2022 “Exploring the Nexus between Akan and Christian Perspectives on Atonement.” International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 5(6) (2022):1-11.
2022 “Abanpredease Christology: A Christological Interpretation of Dormaahene’s Chieftaincy Appellations.”
Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology 4(1) (2022): 1-15.
2022 “A Christian View of Stewardship: A Study of Daniel 6:1-4.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 8(6) (2022): 156-165. (Coauthor: Justice Korankye)
2022 “Formulating a Translation Model for Postcolonial African Literature Through the Study of Selected Works of Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Efua Sutherland and Ola Rotimi.” International Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics 5(1) (2022): 86-97.
2022 “Theology of the Cross in African Evangelicalism: Implications for Contemporary Christianity.” Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) 3 (2) (2022): 207– 221.
2022 “Theological and Ethical Reflections on Surrogacy from an African Perspective.” International Journal of
Social Science Research and Review 5(5) (2022): 277-288.
2022 “A Theological Appraisal of the Recapitulation and Ransom Theories of Atonement.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 8(4) (2022): 98-108.
2022 “Theological and Ethical Reflections on Care for Widows from an African Christian Perspective.”
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 3(4) (2022): 102-114. (Co-author: Samuel Boahen)
2022 “Is Online Theological Education Suitable for Spiritual/Ministerial Formation?: A Response from an African Perspective.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 3(3) (2022): 27-42.
2022 “Exploring the contextual implications of Kofi Abrefa Busia’s socio-political ethics for contemporary
Ghana.” Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal), 3(1), (2022): 40-51. DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i1.11979
2021 “The Doctrine of the Priesthood of all Believers and its Implications for ‘New Prophetic’ Churches in Africa.” Kērussōmen: A Journal of Theology for the African Church 7(2) (2021): 7-27.
2021 “Doing African Christian Theology: Some Non-negotiable Essentials.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 7(12) (2021): 215-228.
2021 “Exegetical and Theological Study of John 10:1-18: Implications for Contemporary African Leadership.” Conspectus: Journal of South African Theological Seminary 32 (2021): 172-186.
2021 “An Akan Mother-Tongue Reading of Matthew’s Version of the Lord’s Prayer (Bono-Twi Translation) in Dialogue with Akan Libation Prayers.” African Journal of Religion, Philosophy and Culture 2(2) (2021): 41-58.
2021 “Reading Ruth as an Akan Story: A Proposal for an Alternative Akan Mother-Tongue Translation of Ruth 1:1.” The Bible Translator 2(3) (2021): 313–330.
2021 “An Akan (Bono-Twi) Mother-Tongue Commentary on the Second Letter of John.” Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology (MOTBIT) 3(3) (2021): 42-56.
2021 “An Exegetico-Theological Study of Romans 8:1-8: Toward a Pneumatological-Ecclesiology.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies (ERATS) 7(9) (2021): 132-142.
2021 “Sixty Years of Autonomous Ghanaian Methodism (1961-2021): The Methodist Church Ghana and the Inculturation of Christianity.” Methodist Review 14 (2021).
2021 “‘There is Nothing New under the Sun’: A Comparative Study of the Politics at the Time of Jesus to the Ghanaian Politics.” African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research 4(3), (2021): 116-131. (Co-author: Kwaku Boamah)
2021 “Contemporary Prophetism in Ghana in the Light of Old Testament Precedents.” Journal of Contemporary Ministry no. 5 (2021): 31-50.
2021 “The Doctrine of Trinity and its Implications for Contemporary African Society.” All Nations University Journal of Applied Thought 8(2) (2021): 70-84.
2021 “Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Church Management.” Impact: Journal of Transformation 4(1) (2021): 16-26.
2021 “The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Akan Dying, Death and Mourning Rites. African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions 4(1) (2021): 15-28. DOI: 10.52589/AJCHRT/S1M4JBR
2021 “Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pastoral and Theological Reflection from the Ghanaian Context.” Journal of Pastoral Theology (2021): 1-14. DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2021.1908726
2021 “Theological Analysis of the Hymn “Teaching everyone to live like Christ.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 2(4) (2021): 32-41. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2021241
2021 “Exploring the Theology of Selected Hymns: Towards an African Christian Theology of Mission.” E-Journal of Music Research 2(1) (2021): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.38159/ejomur.2021211
2020 “Afɔdeprɛko Christology: An Akan Christian Theology of Jesus’ Once-For-All Sacrifice.” Journal of
Religion and Theology 4(3) (2020): 34-41.
2020 “John Wesley’s Economic Ethics and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana.” Impact: Journal of Transformation, 3(2) (2020): 90-99.
2020 “A Socio-Rhetorical Reading of the Matthean Beatitudes.” Biblical Studies Journal 2(4) (2020): 22-37.
2020 “Exploring the Relationship between the Mosaic Code and the Hammurabi Code.” All Nations University Journal of Applied Thought, 8(1) (2020): 77-89.
2020 “Assessing Anas’ Methodology of Undercover Investigative Journalism in the Light of the Doctrine of Free Will.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 1(6) (2020): 228-233. DOI: 10.38159/ehass.2020104
2020 “The Doctrine of Imago Dei and the Challenge of Euthanasia.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 6(3) (2020): 158-168. https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2020062
2020 “Spiritual gifts and individualistic spirituality: Some exegetical observations on 1 Corinthians 12-14.” Biblical Studies Journal, 2(4), (2020): 1-14.
2020 “The Wesleyan Quadrilateral and Contemporary Exegesis.” Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology 2(3) 2020: 87-95. https://doi.org/10.38159/motbit.2020091
2020 “From Wesleyanism to Pentecostalism: Historical and Theological Perspectives.” Pentecostalism, Charismaticism and Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal 1(3) (2020): 50-59. https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2020082
2020 “Theology of the Prophet Amos: A Paradigm for Addressing Ghana’s Socio-Political and Religious Challenges.” Conspectus: Journal of South African Theological Seminary 29 (2020): 93-111. (Co-author: FM Amevenku).
2020 “A Linguistic and Theological Assessment of the Gap Theory with Particular Reference to Genesis 1:1-2b.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 1(1) (2020): 1-10.
2020 “‘Higher Righteousness’ for Kingdom Living: An Exegetical Analysis of Some Key Terms in Matthew 5: 17-20.” Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics 2(1), (2020):1-8. (Co-author: FM Amevenku)
2020 “Cross-Cultural Christian Mission in the Ghanaian Context: Challenges, Strategies and Prospects.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 1(1) (2020): 16-26.
2019 “Divine Sovereignty, Human Responsibility and God’s Salvific Plan: An African Perspective.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 1(3) (2019): 84-94.
2017 “Reconciling Saving Faith and Works of the Law in Paul and James.” Ghana Journal of Religion and
Theology 7 (1) (2017): 63-77. [Co-author: FM. Amevenku]
2017 “The Christian Hope and the Problem of Evil in the 21st Century.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 1(1) (2017): 27-46. [Co-author: FM. Amevenku]
2016 “Theological Interpretations of the Sermon on the Mount: Making and Old Sermon Relevant for our Time.” Trinity Journal of Church and Theology 18(5) (2016): 69-90. [Co-author: FM. Amevenku]
2016 “Analysis of Law and Gospel in God’s Salvific Plan.” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies 2(1) (2016): 188-212. [Co-author: FM. Amevenku]
2015 “Use of Imprecatory Prayers in Contemporary African Christianity: A Critique” E-Journal of Religious and
Theological Studies 1(2) (2015): 86-104. (Co-author: FM. Amevenku)

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
• Co-editor for Introduction to Christianity: An African Reader. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2022. (Published)
• Co-editor for Methodologies in Theological Research. Cumbia: Langham Publishers. (In progress)

IN PRESS/REVIEW
1. Krataa a Paulo Kyerɛwee dze kɛmaa Tito: Ne Nkyerɛkyerɛmu wɔ Akan (Fante) Kasa mu (An Akan [Fante] Commentary on Titus). Noyam Publishers: Accra, 2022. (Co-author: Ebenezer Asibu-Dadzie Jnr.)
2. “The Wesleyan Quadrilateral and African Mother-tongue Theologizing” (forthcoming chapter in a Festschrift in honor of Professor Gilbert Ansre and Professor Kwesi A. Dickson, edited by Prof John David Kwamena Ekem, Trinity Theological Seminary, Accra, Ghana, due in 2022).
3. “The Relationship between the Seals, the Trumpets and the Bowls in Revelation 6—16: Consecutive or Concurrent?” Trinity Journal of Church and Theology.
4. “Theology of the Eucharist.” In Godfried Nsiah, Comfort Max-Wirth and Micheal K. Mensah (eds.). Introduction to Christianity: An African Reader Vol. 1. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2022.
5. “A Theological reflection on the origin and consequences of sin.” Legon Journal of Humanities.

NON-REFEREED MAGAZINE AND BLOG ARTICLES
2021 “The Holy Spirit and Christian Discipleship.” Christian Sentinel: A Quarterly Magazine of the
Methodist Church Ghana 30(1), (2021): 15-17.
2021 “Tete wɔ bi ka, Tete wɔ bi kyerɛ; Asɔre nso wɔ bi yɛ: Reflecting on Two Key Steps toward Fixing the
Country” (2021). [Available at: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1082200/reflecting-on-two- key-steps-toward-fixing-the-coun.html]
2021 “A Theological Reflection on Ghana’s Kyɛ-mu-pɛ (Hung) Parliament” (2021). [Available at: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1053880/a-theological-reflection-on-ghanas-ky-mu-p.html]
2020 “Christian Spirituality and the ‘COVID-19-Induced’ Ban on Religious Gatherings” (2020). [Available at: https://www.modernghana.com/news/989599/christian-spirituality-and-the-covid-19-induced.html]
2020 “Rightly dividing and applying God’s Word: An Inductive Bible Study Approach.” Christian
Sentinel: A Quarterly Magazine of the Methodist Church Ghana 29(3), (2020):30-33.
2020 “Becoming a Successful Researcher: Three Key Principles.” (2020). [Available at: https://blog.noyam.org/becoming-a-successful-researcher-three-key-principles/]
2020 “The Researcher and Plagiarism” (2020). [Available at: https://blog.noyam.org/the-researcher-and-
plagiarism-2/ ]
2020 “Leading and Feeding: A Pauline Model for Christian Discipleship.” Christian Sentinel: A Quarterly
Magazine of the Methodist Church Ghana 29(2), (2020):15-17.
2020 “Writing a Critical Review: A Suggested Approach” (2020) [Available at:
https://noyam.org/blog_writing-a-critical-review/ ]
2020 “Integrity in Academia: Fostering an Ethical Research Culture” (2020) [Available at: https://noyam.org/blog-integrity-in-academia/]
2020 “Teaching everyone to be like Christ: Lessons from the Matthean Beatitudes.” The Christian
Sentinel: A Quarterly Magazine of the Methodist Church Ghana 29(1), (2020): 29-31, 34.
2019 “Religious Hypocrisy: A Theological Reflection on Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’” (2019).
[Available at: https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/61963/religious-hypocrisy-a-theological-reflection-on.html]
2019 “Rising Beyond ‘Denominational Churchianity’: An Expositional Study of John 17:21.” Christian Sentinel: A Quarterly Magazine of the Methodist Church Ghana 28(3), (2019): 6-7.

DISSERTATION/THESIS AND OTHER RESEARCH PAPERS
• A contextual Theology of Atonement for the Akan Community of Ghana. PhD Thesis submitted to University of the Free State, 2021.
• Towards a Contextual Theology of Poverty for Ghana. Master of Theology Thesis submitted to South African Theological Seminary, 2019.
• Stagnation of Membership in the Methodist Church Ghana in Recent Times: Berekum Circuit in Perspective. Short Essay Submitted to the Methodist Church Ghana in Partial Fulfilment of Probationers’ Studies, 2019.
• The Matthean Beatitudes: Lessons for Contemporary Discipleship. Short Essay Submitted to the Methodist Church Ghana in Partial Fulfillment of Probationers’ Studies, 2017.
• Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in God’s Plan of Salvation. Master of Divinity Thesis submitted to the Trinity Theological Seminary, 2016.

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
2022 Sacred Text Conference, University of Ghana, Legon. Towards and Eco-theology for Ghana.
2022 Wesley House, United Kingdom (Methodist Seminar, Keynote Address). Rethinking Development in Africa: Agenda 2063 and John Wesley’s Socio-Political Theology.
2022 Theology in the Global South (South African Theological Seminary). A Theological and Ethical Reflection on Digital Ecclesiology from an African Perspective.
2021 Centre for the Study of Christianity in Africa Conference (Trinity Theological Seminary, Accra-Ghana). Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Observations from the African Context (May).
2021 Jesus and the Fourth Gospel (South African Theological Seminary). Exegetical and Theological Study of John 10:1-18: Implications for Contemporary African Leadership (March).
2017 Sacred Earth Conference (Ogbomosho Baptist Theological Seminary, Nigeria). Imago Dei and the Challenge of Euthanasia (November).
2016 Missiological Society of Ghana International Conference, Accra. Early Christian Missions in West Africa: Implications for Contemporary Mission