Analyzing J. W. Colenso s Unpublished Comments on the Book of Revelation

• 발행기관: 삼육대학교 신학연구소
• 저자명: Koot van Wyk Sook-Young Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『신학과 학문(구 신학리뷰)』신학리뷰 제22집, 153~182쪽, 전체 30쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 종교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.04.30

영문 초록

John W. Colenso was an Anglican missionary in South Africa in late 19th century who took a role as a philanthropic legal advocate for the uncivilized. He also contributed in pioneering linguistics of Zulu, one of the official languages used by many in South Africa. However, he is known for his destructive views on interpretation of the biblical texts, to be evaluated as one “smashing the Old Testament text,” (Charles Darwin) and it caused him to be disgraced by his own church. His unpublished comments on the Book of Revelation, personally acquired by this researcher, are selectively presented and analyzed in this study, and his methodology of interpretation on the biblical texts examined. It was found that he invented words that are not in the text, transformed those which are in the text, and conflated some nouns as identical that are syntactically separated. He foregrounded interpretation with a preteristic model but backgrounded it now and then with a historicistic model. These findings confirm the existing evaluations on his theology. His calculated attempt to break down the inspiration of the Scripture is one of the biggest ironies regarding his philanthropic services as a missionary

목차

I. Introduction

II. Texts and Transcriptions of Colenso’s Notes on Revelation

1. On the First Beast of Revelation 13

2. On the Millennium in Revelation 20

3. On the 666

4. On the Day of the Lord (Revelation 1:10)

5. On the Letters to the Churches of Revelation 2

6. On the offices in the Church (Revelation 2:1)

7. An Overview of the Second Vision of Revelation 4-8:1

8. Bifocal Lapse (1) Mixing Preterism with Recapulated Historicism

9. Bifocal Lapse (2) Mixing Preterism with Recapulated Historicism

10. Multiplicity of Application

11. The Church as Starting not with Christ but with Abraham

12. Calculates Prophetic Days as Literal 24 Hours

13. On “Time, Times and Half a Time”

III. Conclusion: Summarizing Findings and Perspective on Colenso

IV. Appendix: Authenticating the Manuscript of Colenso

키워드

존 W. 콜렌소 미간행원고 성공회교회사 줄루족 선교 계시록 John W. Colenso Zulu mission Anglican Church History Revelation Unpublished manuscript