@article{ART003290034},
author={Heesook Bae},
title={Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2025},
volume={31},
number={4},
pages={163-194},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163}
TY - JOUR
AU - Heesook Bae
TI - Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 31
IS - 4
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 163
EP - 194
SN - 1229-0521
AB - This study critically reviews thirty years (1995-2024) of research on Biblical Egyptology within Korean Old Testament scholarship, assessing its achievements, limitations, and methodological orientation. Over the past three decades, Korean studies have expanded from the Pentateuch to Wisdom Literature and from historical reconstruction to literary and institutional comparison. While these works have helped identify Egyptian elements in the Hebrew Bible, they often remain confined to proving historical connections or emphasizing the theological superiority of the biblical tradition, without sufficiently engaging the complexity of intercultural exchange.
By examining Western scholarship on the Instruction of Amenemope and Proverbs 22:17-24:22 as a representative case, this paper demonstrates how the field has shifted internationally from comparative proof toward interpretive dialogue. It further argues that Korean Biblical Egyptology must advance beyond textual parallelism to an integrative approach that interprets the Hebrew Bible within the broader historical, linguistic, and cultural networks of Egypt–Israel interaction.
KW - Egypt;Biblical Egyptology;Thirty Years of Korean Biblical Egyptology;Instruction of Amenemope;Proverbs 22:17-24:22;Cultural contacts.
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
ER -
Heesook Bae. (2025). Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 31(4), 163-194.
Heesook Bae. 2025, "Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.31, no.4 pp.163-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae "Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31.4 pp.163-194 (2025) : 163.
Heesook Bae. Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea. 2025; 31(4), 163-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae. "Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31, no.4 (2025) : 163-194.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae. Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 31(4), 163-194. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae. Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2025; 31(4) 163-194. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae. Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea. 2025; 31(4), 163-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
Heesook Bae. "Egypt and the Old Testament: A Critical Review of Thirty Years of Biblical Egyptology in Korea" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31, no.4 (2025) : 163-194.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2025.31.4.163
