Jacob s Experiences of God(= Gotteserfahrung) at Bethel

This study tries to bring the characteristics of theology in the Korean context with an example of the interpretation of Jacob s experiences of God (Gen 28), examining the possibility of ‘Biblical Studies in Korean context’. This study examined the conditions of Biblical Studies in Korean context, and then did the theological-spiritual characteristics of Korean Church and the theological characteristics of Biblical Studies in the Korean context, which could be the formal and conventional characteristics of Biblical Studies in the Korean context. Biblical Studies in the Korean context could be studied by the methodology of Eastern Way-Western Means (東道西器, Dongdo seogi) that combined ‘questions in the Korean context (incorporating the Asian values)’ and ‘the answers of the Bible’. The primary goal of Jacob s text (Gen 25-32) aims that Jacob be remembered by the future generations as a protagonist of the history, even though he was inferior to his brother Esau in hierarchy and qualities. This is due to the fact that Jacob changed in faith and personality through his two experiences of God and matured into another being. This study examined Jacob s experiences of God in Gen 28:10-19. At first, I searched that the character and life of Jacob were similar to those of Koreans. This study then explored Jacob s experiences of God and the visiting God, which are important characteristics of Jahwist theology. This study also analyzed in detail the contents of the experiences of God. If the contents of experiences of God through spiritual and theological questions, which can be raised in Setting in Life in the Korean context, the Setting in Life of Jacob as a second class people was easily analogous to the Setting in Life of Koreans. This study suggests concretely the contents of the experiences of God by analyzing in detail with the methodology of scientific (= wissenschaftliche Textanalyse), historical-critical text analysis. This study also suggests the contents and processes of Jacob’s lives as the biblical answers by employing the methodology of ‘Eastern Way-Western Means’ (東道西器, Dongdo seogi) that combined ‘questions in the Korean context’ and ‘the answers of the Bible’.