Dr. YungSuk Kim Yung Suk Kim
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- Education
-Topics: Biblical studies and New Testament, culture and religion, power and politics
-Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA
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Choose the way of life
Embrace the life and the grace of God. I meditate on Psalm 1. When I meditate on the law of God, the first thing that comes to my mind is the acknowledgment that God is sovereign and merciful. We must see and honor God as God, which means we must allow for the power of God in our lives and acknowledge our utter dependence on God.
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Lex Talionis (retaliation law)
What do you think is the purpose of lex talionis (retaliation law) in Exodus 21:22-25? Long ago I wrote about this text and I am proud of this essay because it reinterprets the traditional understanding of it.
*My article: https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/5695/4748 -
"Getting in front of the text" and liberation
This episode deals with how to get in front of the text when we engage with liberation and social transformation. Readers of texts must recognize multilayered, intersectionality-woven marginality, stand in front of the text, and witness the power of the gospel for all.
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Biblical Interpretation and Liberation/Social Transformation
This episode deals with how to get in front of the text when we engage with liberation and social transformation. Readers of texts must recognize multilayered, intersectionality-woven marginality, stand in front of the text, and witness the power of the gospel for all.
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Stand on God’s side, not merely having God by your side
People say they love God but we must check whether their way of loving is truly the love of God that God affirms. We must stand on God’s side by studying what God wants. Don’t simply have God by your side to magnify yourself or your community only.
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