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Mr Un Sung Kwak

MPhil

I received my MPhil (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford and then my M.Div from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Prior to this, I had studied for my BA and BS at Handong Global University. I’m a DPhil candidate at St John’s College, but am attached to the Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Humanities (CBH), which is based at Oriel.

Research Interests

My research interests include the following:

  • Hebrew Bible
  • Exegesis
  • Septuagint
  • Second temple period
  • 1 Esdras
  • Text criticism
  • Documentary papyri
  • Theology.

Selected Publications

Internship

The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature / Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Mar, 2016 – June, 2016

Publications

Kwak, Un Sung. “Rewritten Story on the Building of the Second Temple in 1 Esdras 5:53–62” JSCS 51 (2018).

Kaiser, Walter C. 존엄하신 하나님. Translated by Un Sung Kwak and Joseph Hwang. Seoul, Korea: Christian Literature Center, 2017. Translation of The Majesty of God in the OLD TESTAMENT: A Guide for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007.

Conference / Seminar Presentations

“Social Background of the Chronicles’ Translator”. Presented at the international meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Helsinki, July 30-August 3, 2018.

“The Guidance of the LXX Pentateuch on the LXX Chronicles”. Presented at the Old Testament /Hebrew Bible Seminar at University of Oxford. 13 February, 2017.

“Jeremiah’s Synthesis of the Slavery Law from H and D”. Presented at the international meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Seoul, July 2-7, 2016.

“Rewritten Story on the Building of the Second Temple in 1 Esdras 5:53-62”. Presented at the international meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Seoul, July 2-7, 2016.