농인(聾人)과 농 사회에 대한 이해와 수어(手語) 성경의 필요성 (Understanding the Deaf and the Deaf Community and the Need for the Sign Language Bible)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : (재)대한성서공회 성경번역연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 성경원문연구 / 21호 / 92 ~ 113페이지
· 저자명 : 안영회

초록

Up till now, social integration of the Deaf has been focused only on integrating the minority Deaf to the majority of the hearing people. There being no interchange and communication between the Deaf and the hearing, it is still unfamiliar in Korea to embrace the perspective that ‘the Deaf are members of the socio-cultural community’. Even experts in natural science including medical science or specialists in educating children with hearing difficulties still define the Deaf as people who have ‘lost their hearing’ by their pathological traits. This paper attempts to assert the need for sign language Bible by giving a full understanding about the Deaf society, a community that has not been accurately known to the general public.
Korean churches have long been interested in reaching the Deaf community, and pastors have been using sign language in an effort to deliver the Bible carrying the Word of God to the Deaf whose primary language is sign language. Despite such endeavor, there are limitations for the Deaf to deeply understand the Bible. For the Deaf who use only the Korean sign language, the Bible translated into Korean is just like another Bible in foreign languages. God’s Word is still closed to them. To help the Deaf overcome biblical illiteracy and understand the Bible, the Bible has to be translated into sign language. Strictly speaking, it can be said as another Bible translation. Considering the visual characteristics of sign language, the sign language Bible must be produced in video format.
Instead of acknowledging hearing disability as handicap, it is desperately required to accept the Deaf as they are, namely as people using ‘sign language’ for communication simply because they cannot hear. The ‘Korean Sign Language Bible’ which is in the visual language used by the Deaf, will allow the Deaf and their family members and the many people who treasure and love sign language to know the true meaning of the gospel. Through this Bible, the church which is the body of the Living God will then be able to bear in themselves its inherent vitality as well.

영어초록

Up till now, social integration of the Deaf has been focused only on integrating the minority Deaf to the majority of the hearing people. There being no interchange and communication between the Deaf and the hearing, it is still unfamiliar in Korea to embrace the perspective that ‘the Deaf are members of the socio-cultural community’. Even experts in natural science including medical science or specialists in educating children with hearing difficulties still define the Deaf as people who have ‘lost their hearing’ by their pathological traits. This paper attempts to assert the need for sign language Bible by giving a full understanding about the Deaf society, a community that has not been accurately known to the general public.
Korean churches have long been interested in reaching the Deaf community, and pastors have been using sign language in an effort to deliver the Bible carrying the Word of God to the Deaf whose primary language is sign language. Despite such endeavor, there are limitations for the Deaf to deeply understand the Bible. For the Deaf who use only the Korean sign language, the Bible translated into Korean is just like another Bible in foreign languages. God’s Word is still closed to them. To help the Deaf overcome biblical illiteracy and understand the Bible, the Bible has to be translated into sign language. Strictly speaking, it can be said as another Bible translation. Considering the visual characteristics of sign language, the sign language Bible must be produced in video format.
Instead of acknowledging hearing disability as handicap, it is desperately required to accept the Deaf as they are, namely as people using ‘sign language’ for communication simply because they cannot hear. The ‘Korean Sign Language Bible’ which is in the visual language used by the Deaf, will allow the Deaf and their family members and the many people who treasure and love sign language to know the true meaning of the gospel. Through this Bible, the church which is the body of the Living God will then be able to bear in themselves its inherent vitality as well.

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