
Messiah in Weakness
A Portrait of Jesus from the Perspective of the Dispossessed
Yung Suk Kim(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 27. May 2016
156 pages
978-1-4982-1746-0 (ISBN)
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Yung Suk Kim raises a perennial question about Jesus: How can we approach the historical Jesus? Kim proposes to interpret him from the perspective of the dispossessed--through the eyes of weakness. Exploring Jesus's experience, interpretation, and enactment of weakness, understanding weakness as both human condition and virtue, Kim offers a new portrait of Jesus who is weak and strong, and empowered to bring God's rule, replete with mercy, in the here and now. Arguing against the grain of tradition that the strong Jesus identifies with the weak, Kim demonstrates that it is the weak Jesus who identifies with the weak. The paradoxical truth with Jesus is: "Because he is weak, he is strong." In the end, Jesus dies a death of paradox that reveals both his ultimate weakness that demands divine justice, and his unyielding spirit of love for the world and truth of God.
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Eugene
United States
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Yung Suk Kim is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University. He is committed to transformative teaching, accessible scholarship, and effective service. He is passionate about human transformation, rooted in self-awareness, self-criticism, and human solidarity. During his business career, he traveled to many Latin American countries, where he came to realize the importance of cultural diversity and the need for human solidarity. What does it mean to live in this world with each other (i.e., the meaning of the Other, which resonates with Emmanuel Levinas' "The Face of the Other," Paul Ricoeur's "inter-subjective narrative identity," and Jacques Derrida's "relationless relation")? How can we do theology in our thoughts and deeds while moving pointedly away from individualism? And how can we read biblical stories together when we differ?
Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in New Testament studies from Vanderbilt University and an M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary.
With a prolific output of over 20 books, Dr. Kim explores various dimensions of biblical interpretation and New Testament studies. His acclaimed works include Christ's Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (2008), Toward Decentering the New Testament (Cascade, 2018, co-authored with Mitzi J. Smith), and How to Read Paul: A Brief Introduction to His Theology, Writings, and World (2021). His scholarship often offers ethical readings of biblical texts, focusing on justice, inclusion, and the voices of the marginalized. His most recent book continues with this scholarly direction: Justice and the Parables of Jesus: Interpreting the Gospel Stories through Political Philosophy (2026).
Dr. Kim's academic and public service contributions have been recognized with several prestigious awards, receiving the Scott & Stringfellow Outstanding Professor Award from VUU in 2019 and the President's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. These accolades underscore his dedication to education, scholarship, and societal impact.
Dr. Kim actively participates in the academic community, inviting colleagues to contribute to monumental volumes such as At the Intersection of Hermeneutics and Homiletics: Transgressive Readings for Transformational Preaching (Pickwick, 2025) and Paul's Gospel, Empire, Race, and Ethnicity: Through the Lens of Minoritized Scholarship (Pickwick, 2023). He reaches wider audiences through lectures and publications that connect historical texts with contemporary issues, emphasizing cultural diversity and global solidarity.
Dr. Kim's well-rounded academic background, substantial scholarship, and active engagement in both academic and public circles establish him as a respected and influential authority in biblical studies.
Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in New Testament studies from Vanderbilt University and an M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary.
With a prolific output of over 20 books, Dr. Kim explores various dimensions of biblical interpretation and New Testament studies. His acclaimed works include Christ's Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (2008), Toward Decentering the New Testament (Cascade, 2018, co-authored with Mitzi J. Smith), and How to Read Paul: A Brief Introduction to His Theology, Writings, and World (2021). His scholarship often offers ethical readings of biblical texts, focusing on justice, inclusion, and the voices of the marginalized. His most recent book continues with this scholarly direction: Justice and the Parables of Jesus: Interpreting the Gospel Stories through Political Philosophy (2026).
Dr. Kim's academic and public service contributions have been recognized with several prestigious awards, receiving the Scott & Stringfellow Outstanding Professor Award from VUU in 2019 and the President's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. These accolades underscore his dedication to education, scholarship, and societal impact.
Dr. Kim actively participates in the academic community, inviting colleagues to contribute to monumental volumes such as At the Intersection of Hermeneutics and Homiletics: Transgressive Readings for Transformational Preaching (Pickwick, 2025) and Paul's Gospel, Empire, Race, and Ethnicity: Through the Lens of Minoritized Scholarship (Pickwick, 2023). He reaches wider audiences through lectures and publications that connect historical texts with contemporary issues, emphasizing cultural diversity and global solidarity.
Dr. Kim's well-rounded academic background, substantial scholarship, and active engagement in both academic and public circles establish him as a respected and influential authority in biblical studies.
Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The View of Weakness in the Hellenistic-Roman World
- The View of Weakness in Jewish Tradition
- Jesus' Experience and Interpretation of Weakness
- Jesus' Enactment of Weakness
- Jesus' Crucifixion as a Paradox of Weakness
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
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