나그네 신학의 기초

The life of a human being embraces conflict between fixation and non -fixation. The person who does not flx his life in some place but moves from here to there is called a traveler, a sojourner, a stranger, and a foreigner.<BR> The concept of a sojourner originates from Ger in Hebrew. Ger is a stranger who sojourns in Israel. The concept of Ger, however, is not limited to individuals but extends to groups and nations. The Hebrew nation sojourned in Egypt as a unit of Ger. The life of the Hebrews from Exodus to the Canaan conquest was like that of a sojourner who moved about homeless.<BR> The tradition of a sojourner in the Old Testament was expressed in terms of Paroikos in the New Testament. The term Paroikos was used as a counter-concept of Oikos which meant home. It embraces the sociological characteristics of a group.<BR> The life of Jesus was a continuity of traveling from his childhood. Jesus moved to Egypt because Herod tried to kill him. It means that Jesus was a sojourner who did not fix his life under the oppression of the king. Jesus traveled to Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. He moved from here to there in the period of his public life to proclaim the kingdom of God.<BR> What kind of life-style did Jesus take in his work?<BR> First, Jesus abandoned his residence. He wandered from one village to the next.<BR> Second, Jesus gave up his property. He had no money to travel.<BR> Third, Charismatic begging was part of his life. He took daily food by giving the peace of Heaven.<BR> Fourth, Ontological life was his life. He lived without worrying.<BR> Fifth, The characteristics of Jesus` life meant farewell to his family. He did not stay with his family and asked his disciples to leave their families.<BR> Sixth, Jesus lived a prophetic life in history. He proclaimed the kingdom of God sharing fellowship with the isolated.<BR> Seventh, The life of Jesus contains the acceptance of suffering. He was accused and crucified but did not defend himself.<BR> Paul conducted his activity in accordance with the sojourner spirit of Jesus. He presented the gospel several times, traveling around Asia and Europe. Early christians traveled as sojourners. They immitated Jesus.<BR> In conclusion the writer suggests seven propositions for sojourner theology.<BR> 1. Sojourner theology is the theology of traveling without fixation.<BR> 2. There is no superiority of culture.<BR> 3. Sojourner theology tries to pursue a new paradigm -shift in the place of existence.<BR> 4. Sojourner theology seeks the paradigm of the Bible to do theorizing work.<BR> 5. The human life after original sin is traveling.<BR> 6. God loves sojourners and sent his begotten son, Jesus to the world as a sojourner.<BR> 7. The life of a sojourner is the life of vocation and the reception of a sojourner is the reception of Jesus.