요한계시록의 장르적 특성과기독교교육적 적용 가능성에 대한 연구 (Characteristics in the Genre of Revelation and their Application to Christian Education)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국기독교교육정보학회
· 수록지 정보 : 기독교교육정보 / 51호 / 93 ~ 120페이지
· 저자명 : 유은걸

초록

본 연구는 요한계시록의 장르적 특성을 고찰하고 기독교교육적인 적용 가능성을 모색하는 것을 그 목적으로 한다. 계시록은 구약 묵시문학의 전통을 계승하여 선과 악의 이원론, 종말론에 입각한 결정론을 드러낸다. 그러나 계시록의 저자는 묵시문학에 대한 유대교의 반감을 인지하고 있었고, 스스로를 예언서의 전통 속에 산입시킴으로써 합법화하고자 했다. 요한은 파괴적이고 현실도피적인 묵시문학의 경향을 탈피하여 크리스천을 정체시키지 않은 채 현실 가운데 참여하도록 유도한다. 이를 기독교교육적으로 적용하면, 학생들에게 공포심을 불러일으켜서 행동의 변화를 유발하기보다는 위로와 격려라는 성서적 메시지를 재발견하도록 배려하는 것이 요구된다. 또 학생들에게 난해한 성서의 메시지에 얽매이지 않고 저자의 의도를 포괄적으로 반영하는 메타포를 활용할 필요가 제기된다. 아울러 묵시문학의 성격을 양지로 끌어냄으로써 현실을 적극적으로 바꾸는 테오프락시스를 이룬다.

영어초록

The purpose of this essay is to explore the characteristics of Revelation and to apply their meaing to modern church situation. Today few scholars doubt that Revelation is to be classified as an apocalyptic literature, but we still observe some unique features in the book which do not point to Jewish apocalyptic characteristics: John the author understands himself as a prophet and his work as a prophetic work in accordance with the Old Testament tradition. Our observations lead us to assume that the author was well informed of the fact that the apocalyptic literature except for the Book of Daniel was not accepted as Old Testament canon. This might serve as a background for John’s intention to weaken the apocalyptic characteristics and to legitimate Revelation by qualifying his work as prophecy.
The hypothesis gains ground especially on the assumption that the Book of Revelation is to be understood as an ancient letter, where one might postulate actual author and reader as well as implied ones. The Revelation had meaning insofar as the actual reader shared some hermeneutical similarities with the implied reader, namely seven churches in Asia Minor.
These exegetical observations, if applied to modern situation, point to following principles: First, the Revelation should not be interpreted as threatening message, but as consoling Gospel for God’s people in tribulation. Second, we need to utilize metaphors as much as possible, which create proper meanings for modern people, by placing a higher value on the author rather than the text itself, especially if we deal with convoluted text such as Revelation. Third, John’s Apocalypse should no longer understood as underground literature, but as revealing text which enables us to develop sound Christian doctrines.

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