the usage of anointing oil in some charismatic and neo-prophetic churches in kumasi in the context

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THE USAGE OF ANOINTING OIL IN SOME CHARISMATIC AND
NEO-PROPHETIC CHURCHES IN KUMASI IN THE CONTEXT OF
LEVITICUS 8:1-12, AND JAMES 5:14-15.

By

Roland Owusu Ansah BA Theol. (Hons.)

August 2011
THE USAGE OF ANOINTING OIL IN SOME CHARISMATIC AND
NEO-PROPHETIC CHURCHES IN KUMASI IN THE CONTEXT OF
LEVITICUS 8:1-12, AND JAMES 5:14-15.

By

Roland Owusu Ansah BA Theol. (Hons.)

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

August 2011
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this submission is my own work towards the M.Phil and that, to the
best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published by another person
nor material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree of the
university, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text.

Roland Owusu Ansah
Student No. 20068800
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DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to my parents Michael Owusu Ansah and Florence Ama Taah
Opoku, whose prayers, sustained guidance and encouragement has brought me this far.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First, I am grateful to God for the favour, strength and protection to finish this work.
Next, there are many people who offered tremendous support and encouragement that
helped me to complete my study; however I am able to mention only the most important
ones. I want to acknowledge Dr. & Mrs. Poku, Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Britwum-Nyarko, and
Mrs. Asare-Adjebeng who inspired me to pursue the M.Phil programme and whose
constant encouragement and support kept me going. I acknowledge the spiritual and
moral support of Rev. Fitzgerald Odonkor, Rev. Emma Titi-Lartey, and Rev. Kwesi
Dickson that enabled me to complete this work.

To the Rev. J. E. T. Kuwornu-Adjaottor who supervised this work, I owe gratitude. Your
insightful guidance, suggestions and firm criticism were timely. I wish to acknowledge
the help of Mr. Stephen Acheampong and Ms. Patience Awuah Boateng who were my
research assistants, for their invaluable help in gathering data from the field.

I also want to acknowledge the moral and spiritual support given by the Faculty, and the
Senior and Junior members of the Graduate Seminars of the Department of Religious
Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Finally, to Prophets Adu Boahen, Lawson Salaam, Samson Adjei, Eric Kwasi Boakye,
Pastors Mathew Twumasi, Daniel Awuah, Prince Osei Akoto, and Evangelist Raymond
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Attah Mpeani and many others who provided me with salient information for this study.
Thanks for your help. May the Almighty God Bless you all!
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AD – Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)

BC – Before Christ

cf. – reference

ch. – Chapter

chs. – Chapters

CE – Common Era

CIA – Central Intelligence Agency

Cor. – Corinthians

CSIR – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Deut. – Deuteronomy

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e.g. – Example

et al – and others

Ex. – Exodus

Ezek. – Ezekiel

f. or ff. – following or following following

Gal. – Galatians

Gen. – Genesis

HIV – Human Immune Virus

Jr. – junior

Kgs. – Kings

KNUST – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lev. – Leviticus
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Lk. – Luke

LXX – Septuagint

Matt. – Matthew

Mk. – Mark

n.d – No Date

NIV – New International Version

NT – New Testament

Np – Not Published

OT – Old Testament

P – Priestly Stratum

Phil. – Philippians

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Psm. – Psalms

Sam. – Samuel

Tim. – Timothy

TUC – Name of a suburb in Kumasi possibly coined from Trade Union Congress

TV – Television

USA – United States of America

v. – Verse

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