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The Pursuit of Well-Being: The Relationship between the New Testament Concept of Eirēnē and That of Omanye among the Gas of Southern Ghana

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  • Eric Nii Bortey Anum

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This paper examines the relationship between the New Testament concept of “eirēnē” and the concept of “ómanye” among the Ga people of Southern Ghana. In this work, “eirēnē” is understood as total human well-being from God. The work aims at locating the possible connections between the above-mentioned perception of “eirēnē” in the New Testament on one hand, and the Ga concept of “omanye” (wellbeing) on the other. The Ga perception of well-being that is expressed in “omanye” in their daily greetings, sayings, prayers and songs is therefore contrasted with “eirēnē” in the New Testament in this paper and implications are drawn from it. This study uses the comparative interpretative model and the mother tongue biblical hermeneutics as its theoretical framework.

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  • Eric Nii Bortey Anum, 2014. "The Pursuit of Well-Being: The Relationship between the New Testament Concept of Eirēnē and That of Omanye among the Gas of Southern Ghana," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 4(7), pages 862-873.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijoass:v:4:y:2014:i:7:p:862-873:id:2683
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