Yung Suk Kim is a Korean-American biblical scholar.^[1][2][3] Kim is professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology (Virginia Union University).^[4][5] He studied in Korean and American schools. Kim obtained a PhD in New Testament studies from Vanderbilt University in 2006,^[6] an M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1999,^[7] and a B.A. from Kyungpook National University in 1985.^[4] He is the editor of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion.^[8]

Academic Works

Books

• Kim, Yung Suk (2008). Christ's Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. ISBN 978-0-800-66285-1. OCLC 214064342.
• ——— (2011). A Theological Introduction to Paul's Letters: Exploring a Threefold Theology of Paul. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-608-99793-0. OCLC 741342428.
• ——— (2013). Biblical Interpretation: Theory, Process, and Criteria. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. ISBN 978-1-610-97646-6. OCLC 827258714.
• ——— (2013). A Transformative Reading of the Bible: Explorations of Holistic Human Transformation. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-620-32221-5. OCLC 844786943.
• ——— (2014). Truth, Testimony, and Transformation: A New Reading of the "I Am" Sayings of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-620-32222-2. OCLC 892344712.
• ——— (2014). Question Mark to the Bible, Sŏngsŏ e tŏnjinŭn murŭmp'yo: munhwa pip'yŏngjŏk Sŏngsŏ haesŏk kwa onŭl (Korean ed.). Seoul, Korea: DongYun. ISBN 978-8-964-47259-0. OCLC 946050635.
• ——— (2015). Resurrecting Jesus: The Renewal of New Testament Theology. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-498-21834-4. OCLC 918874341.
• ——— (2016). Messiah in Weakness: A Portrait of Jesus from the Perspective of the Dispossessed. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-4982-1745-3. OCLC 951927314.
• ———; Smith, Mitzi (2018). Toward Decentering the New Testament: A Reintroduction. Eugene, OR: Cascade. ISBN 9781532604652. OCLC 1027186617.
• ——— (2018). Reading Jesus' Parables with Dao De Jing: Appendix: A Translation of the Dao De Jing. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications. ISBN 9781532654916. OCLC 1056197715.
• ——— (2018). Jesus's Truth: Life in Parables. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications. ISBN 9781532643972. OCLC 1018459203.
• ——— (2019). Reimagining the Body of Christ in Paul's Letters: In View of Paul's Gospel. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications. ISBN 9781532677762. OCLC 1102799939.
• ——— (2019). Preaching the New Testament Again: Faith, Freedom, and Transformation. Eugene, OR: Cascade. ISBN 9781532652509. OCLC 1086334297.
• ——— (2019). Rereading Romans from the Perspective of Paul's Gospel: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications. ISBN 9781532693090. OCLC 1122915937.
• ——— (2019). Rereading Galatians from the Perspective of Paul's Gospel: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Eugene, OR: Cascade. ISBN 9781532691126. OCLC 1127858898.
• ——— (2021). How to Read Paul: A Brief Introduction to His Theology, Writings, and World. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. ISBN 9781506471440. OCLC 1226396985.
• ——— (2022). Monotheism, Biblical Traditions, and Race Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108984805. OCLC 1282600231.
• ——— (2024). How to Read the Gospels. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538186084. OCLC 1412196584.

Edited books

• ———; Kim, Jin-Ho, eds. (2013). Reading Minjung theology in the twenty-first century: selected writings by Ahn Byung-Mu and modern critical responses. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. ISBN 978-1-610-97817-0. OCLC 858964624.
• ———, ed. (2013). 1 and 2 Corinthians. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. ISBN 978-0-800-69935-2. OCLC 798615966.
• ———, ed. (2023). Paul's Gospel, Empire, Race, and Ethnicity: Through the Lens of Minoritized Scholarship. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. ISBN 978-1-666-73187-3. OCLC 1372346709.