Abstract
This essay attempts to explore Prof. Suh, Joong-Suk’s sermons and examine the meaning and significance of the biblical interpretation, embedded therein. During his tenure as a New Testament professor, pastor, and vice president of Yonsei University, Prof. Suh delivered the sermons, profoundly based on the text of the Bible. For those Christian believers who seek the truth and liberation, his messages relate to the teaching of “self-emptiness” and “moderation”, beyond the desire to have and have more. His messages have emerged from the midst of problems involving ‘greed’ and ’pride’ in an era of modernization, industrialization, and globalization. Hence, the engagement in, and reflection of, the Bible in his sermons becomes a prophetic event for the world today. Prof. Suh pointedly declares the vision of the beyond and encourages the believers to react to the present disarray. By critical transcendence, such as “looking into the sky,” the People of God may find a new pathway to the future, ensuring the sacred vision for themselves. Biblical interpretation has powerful effects on people and their lives in diverse ways, since it affects them in their life contexts as a ‘Word of God’ to live by. In this regard, Prof. Suh’s sermons become an invaluable source for the life of Christians and a site of emergent possibilities for the future of biblical interpretation. This essay employs the insights from the biblical studies as well as homiletics in order to analyze Prof. Suh’s 71 sermons, published in three different volumes.
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