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Yung Suk Kim is a New Testament scholar and author whose work explores biblical interpretation, justice, and human transformation. He has published nearly twenty books and edited four scholarly volumes, with research spanning Pauline studies, the Gospels, and contemporary hermeneutics. His scholarship integrates critical biblical methods with ethical reflection and interdisciplinary insights, including psychology and cognitive science.Dr. Kim is widely recognized for his contextual and justice-oriented approach to Scripture, emphasizing the responsibility of readers and the lived impact of biblical interpretation. As a writer, teacher, and speaker, he seeks to connect ancient texts with contemporary questions of meaning, resilience, and moral agency.
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Yung Suk Kim is a New Testament scholar, author, and public intellectual whose work brings critical biblical studies into dialogue with questions of justice, human transformation, and the mental and moral life. He has published nearly twenty books and edited four scholarly volumes, contributing significantly to contemporary conversations on Paul, the Gospels, and biblical interpretation.
His scholarship is known for its contextual, interdisciplinary, and ethically responsible approach to Scripture. Drawing on historical criticism, literary analysis, hermeneutical theory, and insights from psychology and cognitive science, Dr. Kim emphasizes reading the Bible not only for meaning but for its impact on lived experience, moral agency, and communal responsibility.
Dr. Kim’s work addresses a wide range of audiences—from scholars and students to clergy and thoughtful public readers—and consistently challenges ideological, reductionist, and exclusionary interpretations of the Bible. Central to his vision is the conviction that biblical interpretation is never neutral: it shapes how individuals understand themselves, relate to others, and imagine justice in the world.
As a teacher and speaker, Dr. Kim is recognized for his clarity, intellectual rigor, and ability to connect ancient texts with contemporary ethical and existential concerns. His ongoing work continues to explore how Scripture can foster resilience, responsibility, and transformation in personal and social life.
His scholarship is known for its contextual, interdisciplinary, and ethically responsible approach to Scripture. Drawing on historical criticism, literary analysis, hermeneutical theory, and insights from psychology and cognitive science, Dr. Kim emphasizes reading the Bible not only for meaning but for its impact on lived experience, moral agency, and communal responsibility.
Dr. Kim’s work addresses a wide range of audiences—from scholars and students to clergy and thoughtful public readers—and consistently challenges ideological, reductionist, and exclusionary interpretations of the Bible. Central to his vision is the conviction that biblical interpretation is never neutral: it shapes how individuals understand themselves, relate to others, and imagine justice in the world.
As a teacher and speaker, Dr. Kim is recognized for his clarity, intellectual rigor, and ability to connect ancient texts with contemporary ethical and existential concerns. His ongoing work continues to explore how Scripture can foster resilience, responsibility, and transformation in personal and social life.
