Africa Bible Commentary

Samuel M. Ngewa is Dean of the Graduate School at Africa International University, Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a PhD in Biblical Interpretation from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, USA, and has published numerous works on New Testament studies. He is on the pastoral team at Africa Inland Church Lang’ata in Nairobi.

ABEL NDJERAREOU, Directeur de rédaction du présent ouvrage, est Directeur du Réseau Transafricain de Formation. Il a été Doyen de l’ESTES à N’Djaména, Tchad et de la FATEB à Bangui, République Centrafricaine.

Tokunboh Adeyemo was the executive director of the Centre for Biblical Transformation having served previously as general secretary for the Association of Evangelicals in Africa. He held a PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary as well as an honorary doctorate awarded by Potchefstroom University for his outstanding Christian scholarship and leadership.

A native of Zambia, Joe M. Kapolyo was formerly Principal of All Nations Christian College, UK and the Theological College of Central Africa, Ndola, Zambia. He is currently a Baptist minister in Edmonton, north London.

THE REVEREND PROFESOR YUSUFU TURAKI was Provost of Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS); General Secretary of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA); National Vice-President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); Language Consultant, International Bible Society (IBS); Executive Secretary of Ethics, Peace and Justice Commission of the Association of the Evangelicals of Africa (AEA) and presently a Professor of Theology and Social Ethics at JETS, Jos, Nigeria and Chief Executive Director of the Yusuf Turaki Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Ethics (Boston University), a Double Major Masters in Theology and Ethics (Gordon-Conwell), Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Yale Divinity School. He is married to Deborah and they have 4 children. Prof. Turaki is author of several books, book chapters, articles, papers and manuscripts in ethics, theology, missions, development, colonialism, Islam, African contemporary socio-political issues and African Traditional Religion and culture.

Dr Solomon Andria (Andriatsimialomananarivo) heads the Department of Theology at FATEAC in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He chairs the board of the Africa Bible Commentary and oversaw the French and Malagasy translations. Born in Madagascar, he holds a BSc in Engineering and Electro-mechanics (Université d’Antananarivo, Madagascar), an MTh (FLTE, Vaux-sur-Seine, France), and a PhD in Missiology (UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa). He made a major contribution to the Africa Bible Commentary, serving as one of the New Testament theological editors and overseeing the production of the French edition, the Commentaire Biblique Contemporain.

James Nkansah is a Professor of Theology and Ethics at Africa International University, Nairobi, Kenya, where he has been serving since 2003. Since 2010 he has been the Dean of Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST). Before that he was the Head of Theology Department for eight years. He holds a PhD in Theological Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, USA. He is the Chair of the Theological Commission of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa and the Vice-Chair of the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission.

Aloo Osotsi Mojola has been involved with Scripture translation in East Africa for almost forty years. He worked for United Bible Societies from 1983 to 2015, serving as Translation Consultant, Africa Area Translation Coordinator, and Global Translation Adviser. He has a PhD in Philosophy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, is Professor of Philosophy and Translation Studies at St Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, and he is also Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Theology, Pretoria University, South Africa.

Dr Stephen Adei es en la actualidad el director general del Instituto Publico, Management y Administracion Publica en Ghana. Posee un doctorado en ciencias economicas, y una licenciatura en divinidades de la Universidad de Londres. Es autor de diez libros. El Dr Adei tambien es un conferenciante muy solicitado en congresos y seminarios. Reside en Ghana con su esposa Georgina. Los Adei tienen cuatro hijos.

EMILY J. CHOGE KERAMA (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an associate professor at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. She has written many essays, among which are “Social Ethics” in The Global Dictionary of Theology and “Hospitality in Africa” in the Africa Bible Commentary.

DR DWIGHT S. M. MUTONONO is the executive director at Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA) in Harare, Zimbabwe. During his many years as a pastor, administrator and educator in Zimbabwe he has witnessed many abuses of power which have strengthened his commitment to the importance of stewardship.

Samuel Waje Kunhiyop is Head of the Postgraduate School, South African Theological Seminary. He was previously the Provost and Professor of Theology and Ethics at Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS). He holds a BA (JETS), MAET (Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon), and PhD (Trinity International University, Illinois) He is an ordained minister with the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA).