@article{ART002148613},
author={Han, Dong-Gu},
title={A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2016},
volume={22},
number={3},
pages={196-222},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196}
TY - JOUR
AU - Han, Dong-Gu
TI - A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2016
VL - 22
IS - 3
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 196
EP - 222
SN - 1229-0521
AB - In this study I trace the texts that present a thought unique to the history of Israel, that is, the calling and identity of serving“ the others” and the Gentiles. The texts are Exodus 19:3-8, to which Exodus 19:6 ("a kingdom of priests") belongs, and Exodus 24:3-8, Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1- 6, 50:4-9, and 52:13-53:12, which are 'the songs of Yahweh's servant' in the second Book of Isaiah, and Isaiah 61 ("the priests of Yahweh" and "the ministers of Yahweh"). First, I organize the mentions that are made of“ the others” and the Gentiles in these texts, and provide their theological messages. Furthermore, I explore the texts in terms of the history of literature so that the traditional 'Sitz im Leben' that formed such a theological thought can be defined. I try to find the 'Sitz im Leben' of the historical factor that brought about the new insight by piecing these relative chronologies together.
The ultimate purpose of this study is to trace which historical motive helped form such a thought, knowing that, in their history of suffering, a history in which they exhausted themselves searching for a way to survive, it was not an easy road, but rather a path that required a great resolution for Israel to care for and serve“ the others.” Each of the three texts examined in this study was formed by different authors (or editors), but they all see a way for Israel to survive in the light of relationship with the nations of the world, and find the reason for their existence especially in a path of serving the nations of the world, and thus set the identity of the Israelites as“ Yahweh's priests who serve the nations of the world.” The event that brought about such a transition was the removal of Zerubbabel from Persia in 486 B. C., which thwarted the hope of David's family for the Messiah to appear in the second generation of the second temple community. At that time the event caused a socio-political change in the history of Israel. Owing to this event, their political Messianic movement was transformed into an ideological Messianic one, and they even came to define their calling and identity as the people who serve the nations of the world.
KW - Exodus 19:6;a kingdom of priests;songs of Yahweh's servant;Isaiah 61:6;Yahweh's priests;the people serving the nations of the world;the removal of Zerubbabel;B. C. 486
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
ER -
Han, Dong-Gu. (2016). A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 22(3), 196-222.
Han, Dong-Gu. 2016, "A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.22, no.3 pp.196-222. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu "A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 22.3 pp.196-222 (2016) : 196.
Han, Dong-Gu. A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests. 2016; 22(3), 196-222. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu. "A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 22, no.3 (2016) : 196-222.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu. A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 22(3), 196-222. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu. A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2016; 22(3) 196-222. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu. A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests. 2016; 22(3), 196-222. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
Han, Dong-Gu. "A Calling for Serving “the Others” and the Gentiles, and Formation of Such an Identity: Implications and ‘Sitz im Leben’ of a Kingdom of Priests, the Servants of Yahweh, and Yahweh's Priests" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 22, no.3 (2016) : 196-222.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2016.22.3.196
