This study examines how. Ghanaian Pentecostal preachers read and preach the Bible. Although Pentecostalism worldwide has. attracted significant scholarly attention, there remains a notable gap in empirical research on the actual interpretive practices of Pentecostal preachers in. African contexts. Drawing from the theoretical insights of a number of western and African Pentecostal scholars, this study will analyze. the hermeneutical approach of Pentecostal preachers in Ghana. Employing a quantitative approach, the study will utilize survey questionnaire to generate data from selected preachers across Classical and Neo-Pentecostal (Charismatic) churches in Ghana. The analysis will focus on how Ghanaian Pentecostal preachers interpret biblical texts, using 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 and Psalm 24:7-8 as case study.[1] The research aims to better understand, through empirical research, how Ghanaian Pentecostal preachers read and interpret scripture. More broadly, the research will contribute to the global Pentecostal discourse.

[1] Although the texts themselves within the themes are an arbitrary choice, I believe the texts chosen for analysis will provide an appropriate way of examining the Pentecostal concern for literalism within Pentecostal ecclesiastical practice with the academic concern for critical reading.