Seyoon Kim (born 30 September 1946) is a

biblical scholar Biblical studies is the academic application of a set of diverse disciplines to the study of the Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament).''Introduction to Biblical Studies, Second Edition'' by Steve Moyise (Oct 27, 2004) pages 11–12 F ...

, associate dean for the Korean Doctor of Ministry program and professor of New Testament at

Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller consistently has a student body that compr ...

Biography

He was born in Chonbuk,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, and was educated at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

and the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...

. He specializes in Jesus studies, Pauline studies, New Testament Christology, Jesus and Paul. He studied with

F. F. Bruce Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990), usually cited as F. F. Bruce, was a Scottish biblical scholar who supported the historical reliability of the New Testament. His first book, ''New Testament Documents: Are They ...

Contribution

Seyoon Kim is best known for ''The Origin of Paul's Gospel'', in which he argues that all of

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...

's identity and

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come from his experience on the Damascus Road. For example, when Jesus said, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?", the way Jesus identifies with his people leads to the idea of union with Christ.

Selected works

Thesis

Books

* - Revision of the author's 1977 Ph.D. thesis * * * * * * * * * * * * - revision of the original by F. F. Bruce

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Faculty Page

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Seyoon Alumni of the University of Manchester New Testament scholars American theologians Living people Fuller Theological Seminary faculty South Korean emigrants to the United States University of Tübingen alumni American biblical scholars 1946 births