Louis Ndekha
Biographic Data
| ID | 9586979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Ndekha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndekha |
| SIGNATURE | NDEKHA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Humanities |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8456-4094 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From a public thief to benefactor
This article examines the narrative of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1–10 through two perspectives: the text and its Malawian readers. It utilises Gadamer’s concept of the two horizons, highlighting how the different dimensions shape understanding. The analysis reveals that both contexts deal with exploitation, but their respective responses vary. Zacchaeus face acceptance from Jesus and ostracism from his community, whereas in Malawi, public offenders of…
African Traditional Religions Revisited
This volume shares in the increasing recognition of the intricate relationship between religious practices and other social phenomena. Therefore, the authors undertake the study of ATRs within the context of other societal factors. BiAS 43/ ERA 16 reflects on the dynamics of the study of ATRs, the possible methodologies that can be employed for an analysis, and how the motif of continuity and change is captured in different contexts. The chapters…
‘I am not strong to dig and I am afraid to beg’
This article offers a reading of the parable of the Dishonest Steward from the perspective of Greco-Roman status concern. It observes that the parable has a long and complicated history of interpretation. The different approaches in the reading of the parable reveal the unresolved quest in scholarship to establish a reading of the parable that takes into account both the steward’s act of generosity towards his master’s debtors and the praise that…
Praising the poor and blaming the rich
The article presented a panegyric reading of the Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6:20–49) in the Malawian context. It observed that, unlike its Matthean counterpart (Mt 5–7), the Sermon holds an insignificant place in African hermeneutics. Based on the Sermon’s structure and content the article proposed the Greco-Roman panegyric, whose function was to inculcate commonly held values, as a framework for reading of the Sermon. It argued that when read in it…
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Praising the poor and blaming the rich
The article presented a panegyric reading of the Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6:20–49) in the Malawian context. It observed that, unlike its Matthean counterpart (Mt 5–7), the Sermon holds an insignificant place in African hermeneutics. Based on the Sermon’s structure and content the article proposed the Greco-Roman panegyric, whose function was to inculcate commonly held values, as a framework for reading of the Sermon. It argued that when read in it…
‘I am not strong to dig and I am afraid to beg’
This article offers a reading of the parable of the Dishonest Steward from the perspective of Greco-Roman status concern. It observes that the parable has a long and complicated history of interpretation. The different approaches in the reading of the parable reveal the unresolved quest in scholarship to establish a reading of the parable that takes into account both the steward’s act of generosity towards his master’s debtors and the praise that…
African Traditional Religions Revisited
This volume shares in the increasing recognition of the intricate relationship between religious practices and other social phenomena. Therefore, the authors undertake the study of ATRs within the context of other societal factors. BiAS 43/ ERA 16 reflects on the dynamics of the study of ATRs, the possible methodologies that can be employed for an analysis, and how the motif of continuity and change is captured in different contexts. The chapters…
From a public thief to benefactor
This article examines the narrative of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1–10 through two perspectives: the text and its Malawian readers. It utilises Gadamer’s concept of the two horizons, highlighting how the different dimensions shape understanding. The analysis reveals that both contexts deal with exploitation, but their respective responses vary. Zacchaeus face acceptance from Jesus and ostracism from his community, whereas in Malawi, public offenders of…
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · History (3 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (2 works) · Honour (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)