This review article critically examines the development and theological significance of the concept of Christ the Supra-Ancestor within African Christology. It argues that the Supra-Ancestor model represents the most comprehensive synthesis of the ancestor-Christology tradition developed by Bénézet Bujo, John S. Pobee, Charles Nyamiti, and Kwame Bediako, culminating in the formulation advanced by Chesosi Bonface Kimutai. Employing a qualitative theological review methodology, the study analyses primary theological texts alongside contemporary scholarship on African Christology, biblical theology, and contextualization. The article explores the historical evolution of ancestor Christology, evaluates its theological rationale, and critically examines its compatibility with orthodox biblical Christology. Particular attention is given to the relationship between African concepts of ancestry and the New Testament witness concerning Christ’s incarnation, pre-existence, mediation, atoning work, resurrection, exaltation, and universal lordship. The review argues that while ancestor categories provide a valuable contextual framework through which African Christians may understand Christ’s nearness, mediation, communal identity, and redemptive mission, the ancestral paradigm cannot exhaust the fullness of Christ’s divine-human identity. Rather than functioning as a replacement for biblical Christology, the Supra-Ancestor model serves as a contextual theological bridge that enables African cultural categories to illuminate the gospel while remaining subject to the normative authority of Scripture. The article concludes that Christ the Supra-Ancestor constitutes a legitimate contextual Christology when understood analogically and christocentrically, affirming both the universality of Christ’s saving work and the theological integrity of African Christian reflection. Consequently, the study contributes to ongoing discussions on inculturation, contextual theology, and African Christian identity by demonstrating that authentic African Christology can remain simultaneously culturally meaningful and biblically orthodox.

Keywords: African Christology; Supra-Ancestor; Ancestor Christology; Contextual Theology; Inculturation; Biblical Christology; African Theology; Jesus Christ.