K. K. Yeo
K. K. Yeo or Khiok-Khng Yeo (simplified Chinese: 杨克勤; traditional Chinese: 楊克勤; pinyin: Yang Keqin, born 1960), is a Malaysian-born Chinese American scholar of the New Testament. He is known for his work in cross-cultural hermeneutics.
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Born | 1960 (age 60–61) |
Occupation | New Testament scholar |
Known for | Cross-cultural hermeneutics |
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Alma mater | Northwestern University, Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary |
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Institutions | Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary, Alliance Bible Seminary |
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Traditional Chinese | 楊克勤 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杨克勤 | ||||||
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Biography
An ethnic Chinese, Yeo was born and raised in Borneo Malaysia. He became a Christian after encountering Christianity in an Anglican high school in Malaysia. Biographically, he sees his background as a Chinese Christian in Malaysia as shaping his interests in cross-cultural analyses of Christianity.[1]
Yeo completed a BA in Biblical and Theological Studies from St. Paul Bible College in 1987, an M.Div. from Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary in 1990, and a Ph.D. in New Testament at Northwestern University under Robert Jewett in 1992.[2]
Career
Yeo was a professor of New Testament at Alliance Bible Seminary in Hong Kong from 1992-1996,[3] before becoming Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary.[2]
Yeo is best known for his work advocating from cross-cultural hermeneutics, as found in his dissertation, which was later as Rhetorical Interaction in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10,[4] and his second book What has Jerusalem to do with Beijing.[5][6] His approach includes the comparison of biblical and Chinese classical texts, in order to look for similar themes or events as points of contact and elaboration.[7]
Along with Gene L. Green and Stephen T. Pardue, Yeo is also a series editor of "Majority World Theology," published by Langham Publishing, and republished as a box set through IVP Academic, which offers examples of various theological topics (e.g., Christology, Pneumatology, etc.) explored from a variety of global perspectives.[8][9]
Works
- Yeo, K. K. (1995). Rhetorical Interaction in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10: A Formal Analysis With Preliminary Suggestions for a Chinese, Cross-Cultural Hermeneutic. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-10115-2.
- Yeo, K. K. (1998). What Has Jerusalem to Do with Beijing: Biblical Interpretation from a Chinese Perspective. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International. ISBN 978-1-56338-229-1.
- Yeo, K. K. (2008). Musing with Confucius and Paul: Toward a Chinese Christian Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55635-488-5.
- Yeo, K. K. (2009). The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60608-794-7.
- Yeo, K. K. (2011). The Spirit Hovers: Journeying through Chaos with Prayers. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-62189-413-1.
References
- Cosgrove, Charles H.; Weiss, Herold; Yeo, K. K., eds. (2005). "Introduction". Cross-Cultural Paul: Journeys to Others, Journeys to Ourselves. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. pp. 16–20. ISBN 978-0-8028-2843-9.
- "K.K. Yeo". Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Ho, Craig Y. S. (July 2004). "Biblical Scholarship in Hong Kong". SBL Forum. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- Yeo, K. K. (1995). Rhetorical Interaction in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10: A Formal Analysis With Preliminary Suggestions for a Chinese, Cross-Cultural Hermeneutic. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-10115-2.
- Yeo, K. K. (1998). What Has Jerusalem to Do with Beijing: Biblical Interpretation from a Chinese Perspective. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International. ISBN 978-1-56338-229-1.
- "Dr. K.K.Yeo brought Confucius and Paul the Apostle to a Conversation at PC". Presbyterian College. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Lee, Archie C. C. (2008). "Cross-textual hermeneutics". In Sebastian C. H. Kim (ed.). Christian Theology in Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-1-139-47206-7.
- "Series: Majority World Theology". Langham Publishing. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "Majority World Theology". InterVarsity Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.