Ordinary Readers’ Hermeneutics of Matthew 21:33-46: An Interplay between Violence and Greed in Modern Nigeria

John Arierhi Ottuh

Lecturer at Nehemiah Bible College, Okwokoko and

Vicar, Winners Baptist Church, Effurun, Delta State

E-mail: wibachef90@yahoo.com, wibachef90@gmail.com

Abstract

Violence due to greed and ethno-religious dichotomy is dividing Nigeria more than ever before. Therefore, using the ordinary readers hermeneutics methodology to read Matthew 21:33-46, this paper showed that the periscope was a critique of violence and intrigue resulting from Greed, hatred, bitterness and selfishness, the aim of this paper was to examine the interplay between violence and greed in Nigeria. The paper also showed that a great relationship exists between ethnicity and violence in Nigeria. This paper argued that the Greed associated with selfish and cooperate individuals is dangerous to inter-human relationship in the society and as such it is capable of disintegrating the church and the Nigerian nation in general. The study was concluded on the presupposition that those who allow their ethno-religious divides and greed to drive them in perpetrating violence in the Nigerian society will provoke the wrath of God and human society.