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The Kingship of Jesus in the Gospel of John
Sehyun Kim
foreword by Peter G. Bolt
To Grace Dal-Nae Park, Esther Song-Ha Kim, and Deborah Sun-Hah Kim
Foreword
As a multipurpose document to a multicultural audience, Dr. Kim argues that the Gospel of John uses multiple titles to give maximal emphasis upon the kingship of Jesus as a better alternative to the rulers of this world. Functioning as resistance literature, John urges belief in Jesus as the key to overcoming the pain, violence, and divisions of a post-colonial world. Granting Dr. Kim’s argument, the Gospel of John seems to be exactly what our present world needs to hear.
Peter G. Bolt (Sydney College of Divinity)
Acknowledgments
First of all, I confess that the love of God my Father, the grace of my Lord Jesus, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit have sustained me in wonderful ways so that I have been able to complete this book for His kingdom.
I especially give many thanks to my supervisor, Professor Loveday Alexander at the University of Sheffield, who encouraged and supported me in the completion of my thesis. Her abundant knowledge and academic experience were essential during this long and painful, but joyful process. Her patience and kind guidance encouraged me to continue my research without giving up in spite of my shortcomings academically and in English. Her illuminating supervision has influenced, widened, and deepened me more than I can express. I enjoyed writing my thesis because she gave information and suggestions with a warm heart and careful concern. To her I give my gratitude and respect.
I want to express my appreciation to the entire Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, especially Dr. Jorrun Økland, who supervised me during my first two years and challenged me to explore (post)modern methodology, and advised the use of a postcolonial methodology. In addition, I appreciate all the scholars, whose academic works I consulted in writing my thesis.
I am truly thankful to many others who helped me shape my thesis and polish my language. In particular, I appreciate Anne Cocker, who corrected my English, and suggested many alternative expressions, which made my argument clearer. Without her, I could not have completed my study. There are also many others, to whom I owe a debt of love, in particular, my dear friends Tae-Il Kang, Sun-Jung, and Tim Bateman.
I specially give my thanks to Professor Jim Harris, who encouraged me in publishing my PhD thesis, to Professor Peter Bolt, who wrote the preface of this book, and to Professor Diane Speed and Professor Honam Kim who opened the door for me to explore my academic journey in Sydney College of Divinity Korean School of Theology.
Finally, I must reserve my deepest thanks for my family, my lovely wife Dal-Nae who has always been with me, and my beautiful daughters Song-Ha and Sun-Hah who have always been precious and my pleasure. Because of them, I have always been happy, taken courage, and kept going in my academic journey in Sheffield as well as in Sydney, where I would have been lonely without them. In addition, our parents, brothers and sisters, who are my great supporters, deserve thanks. Our parents have prayed unceasingly for my family, and have provided all our needs. With their prayers, support, and encouragement, I was able to finish my work.
Abbreviations
1 Apol. Apologia i (First Apology)
AB Anchor Bible
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. N. Freedman. 6 vols. New York, 1992
ABR Australian Biblical Review
ANRW Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung. Edited by H. Temporini and W. Haase. Berlin, 1972–
AThRSup Anglican Theological Review Supplementary Series
BA Biblical Archeologist
BAGD Bauer, W., W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, and F. W. Danker. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 2d ed. Chicago, 1979.
BBR Bulletin for Biblical Research
BDAG Danker, F. W., W. Bauer, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Chicago, 1999
BDB Brown, F., S. R. Driver, And C. A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford, 1907
BETL Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium
Bib Biblica
Bijdr Bijdragen, tijdschrift voor filosofie en theologie
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
BNTC Black’s New Testament Commentaries
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BTB Biblical Theology Bulletin
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CC Continental Commentary
CIA Corpus Inscriptionum Atticarum 1873—97.
CIL Corpus inscriptionum latinarum
Corp. Herm. Corpus Hermeticum
CP Classical Philosophy
De Medic. De Medicina
Dial. Dialogus cum Tryphone (Dialogue with Trypho)
DJG Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Edited by J. B. Green and S. McKnight. Downers Grove, 1992
DLNT Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments. Edited by R. P. Martin and P. H. Davids. Downers Grove, 1997
DNTB Dictionary of New Testament Background. Edited by Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter. Downers Grove, 2000.
DPL Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Edited by G. F. Hawthorne and R. P. Martin. Downers Grove, 1993
EDNT Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. Edited by H. Balz, G. Schneider. ET. Grand Rapids, 1990–1993
Haer. Adversus haereses (Against Heresies)
Hist. Historiae
Hist. eccl. Historia ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical History)
HTR Harvard Theological Review
IBS Irish Biblical Studies
IC Interpretation Commentary
IG Inscriptiones graecae. Editio minor. Berlin, 1924—
IGRR Inscriptiones Graecae ad res Romanas Pertinentes. Edited by R. Cagnat et al.
ILS
