Vol 11 – 2019

Theme: Blessing and Curses in the Bible

  1. Blessings and Curses in the Bible: President’s Address and Presentation of the Convention Theme – Teresa Okure
  2. Blessings and Curses in the Bible: A Short Reflection + John Cardinal Onaiyekan
  3. Blessings (brk) and Curses (`rr): Reading Canaan’s Curses in Gen 9:18-27 in Light of African Values. – Michael Ufok Udoekpo
  4. The Blessing of Abraham (Gen 12:2-3): Its Mediatory Significance for the Goal of Universal Salvation – Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu
  5. Gen 27:27-29 in the Face of Popular Christian Concept of Blessing in Nigeria – Obiorah Mary Jerome
  6. Appreciating Biblical Blessing (bərāḵāh)as Life (ḥay): An Interpretation of Deuteronomy 30:19 and Its Implication for Eternal Life-Bound Christians Today – Gerald Emem Umorem
  7. Blessings and Curses in the Bible: The Case of the Book of Job – Agnes Acha
  8. Proverbs 26:2: A Wisdom Recipe for Dealing with Ancestral Curses – Emmanuel Nwaoru
  9. Reading Blessing in the New Testament Matt 5:3-11 – Caroline N. Mbonu
  10. The Cursed Fig Tree (Matt 21:18-20a): A Symbol of Religious Externalism – Rowland Onyenali
  11. Woes in the Proclamation of Jesus: Implication in a World of Injustice (Luke 6:24-26) – Cosmas C. Uzowulu
  12. Blessing as ‘Security’, and ‘Antidote’ Against Curse in Luke 6:28a – Christopher Naseri
  13. There Are Varieties of Gifts But Always the Same Spirit (1 Cor 12:4-11) – Victor Onwukeme
  14. Can a Curse be a Source of Blessing? Another Look at Galatians 3:10-14 in the Light of Paul’s Attack on the Identity-Markers of his Opponents – Bernard Onyebuchi Ukwuegbu
  15. “Christ Became a Curse” (Gal 3:13): A Study in the Context of Healing Ministry in Nigeria – Casmir Chukwuemeka Obi
  16. Faith in God’s Blessing as Antidote to Fear of Curses: A Perspective from Ephesians 1-2 – Teresa Okure
  17. Blessings and Curses in the Book of Revelation: A Study of the Seven makarioi Oracles and their Corresponding Curses – Anthony O. Ewherido
  18. The Biblical and Liturgical Implications of Makarios (Rev 19:9) in the New English Translation of the Roman Missal – Michael Enyinwa Okoronkwo