BI 151 Journal Article Book Review

Title of Article: Jesus’ Travel Route and Its theological Implications as Reflected in the Tao Concept

About the Author: Jung Sik Cha

He is one of the outstanding professor in Hanil University of and theological seminary in Korea. He wrote several book and translated into Korea.

Bibliographic Data: Scripture and Interpretation vol. 2 no. 2 (2008)

Outline of the Article:

1) Introduction (Why Jesus’ Travel Route matters)
2) Jesus’ Travel Course and its Topo-theological pattern
3) Theological Matrix of Jesus’ Hodos in Comparison with the Tao
4) Conclusion: 9Place-ness and Way-ness in doing Theology

The Article All about:

This article talks about investigating the plenty meaning of the way (to hodos) idea as reflected in Jesus declared to be the way but historically he was somewhat on the way. The physical way stands for the metaphysical good quality that brings God’s kingdom to achievement.
I like the discussed on this journal that in the book of Luke 13:33. This passage, time and place are mentioned together with Jesus’ way. This saying is part of Jesus’ answer to Herod’s crafty character, while representative his ministry of “casting out demons and performing curse today, and tomorrow, and on the third day.” This must be an expression of Jesus’ forceful argument with Herod’s political danger which however could not stop him from finishing his ministry. Commentators have a tendency to spotlight on the delightful decree or theological need so as to explain why, and Jerusalem as the place in which prophets were slain. In difference, on the other hand, no mention is made of the way taken in such a consecutive stream of time.

In the above saying, the situation to a exacting time element “today, tomorrow, and the third day” is repeat in a symbolic example, implying that Jesus’ ministry should be satisfied in excellence, as is the case for his way from death to resurrection. The triadic day of perfection will come true upon Jerusalem, yet only through his way of moving on.

The difficulty of theology does not give the impression to be easily compromised between God’s complete righteousness and the total depravity of humanity. Time and again, such a dichotomized view has made the related issues more complex rather than solving them.