@article{ART002450557},
author={Hae Kwon Kim},
title={The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2019},
volume={25},
number={1},
pages={12-52},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hae Kwon Kim
TI - The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2019
VL - 25
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 12
EP - 52
SN - 1229-0521
AB - The purpose of this essay is to explore the redemptive-historical significance of the Samil Movement on March 1, 1919, on its 100th anniversary. The present essay argues that the Samil Movement is part of God’s saving activities for the oppressed people and claims that the anti-Japanese independence struggle that lasted for 27 years was a body prayer analogous to “the outcry of the Hebrew slaves” who longed for liberation from Egyptian bondage. This paper summarizes the significance of the Samil Movement and its impact on the 27 year-long resistances against Japan in three aspects. The greatest significance lies in its contribution to the emergence of “the Republic of Korea” where the people replaced a king or emperor in ruling the country. In addition, the Samil Movement was the forefront of the anti-imperialist union that was first realized in anti-Japanese independence movements during the previous 36 years. Finally, while the Samil Independence movement failed in the short term, it has became a ‘canon’ to secure the legitimacy and sustainability of the anti-Japanese movements that continued for 27 years. Finally, the reason why this paper regards the 36 year-long anti-Japanese independence movements, which were initiated by the Samil Movement, as a redemptive history led by God’s saving will and interest is that they were carried out in the same pattern of the saving activities of God who intervenes in human history (the Situation of Oppression ---> Outcry for liberation ---> Redemption ----> Renewal of the covenant). In this respect, this paper contradicts the understanding of the modern history of Korea that has been espoused by the New Rightists, which undermines the 36 year long independence struggles itself.
KW - the Kimi Year Declaration of Independence;the March 1st Resistance for Independence from the Japanese Imperialism;the Redemptive-History;the Shanghai Provisional Government;Self-fulfilling prophec
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
ER -
Hae Kwon Kim. (2019). The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 25(1), 12-52.
Hae Kwon Kim. 2019, "The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.25, no.1 pp.12-52. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim "The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25.1 pp.12-52 (2019) : 12.
Hae Kwon Kim. The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement. 2019; 25(1), 12-52. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim. "The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25, no.1 (2019) : 12-52.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim. The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 25(1), 12-52. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim. The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2019; 25(1) 12-52. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim. The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement. 2019; 25(1), 12-52. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
Hae Kwon Kim. "The Redemptive-Historical Significance of the March 1st Independence Movement" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25, no.1 (2019) : 12-52.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.12
