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Papers by HYONGJU BYON
In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical ... more In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical reading engagement of the Gospel based on the concept of “short circuit” proposed by Slavoj Žižek in The Puppet and the Dwarf. The paradox is that Jesus Messiah first appears as a sovereign figure, having sovereignty that Carl Schmitt defines, but finally reveals his singular identity, that is, the Messiah without sovereignty on the cross. I argue that this singularity is identified over against God. Therefore, I claim that what is covertly delivered in the Gospel of Mark is Jesus' distantiation from his Father, God. However, this distantiation is the salvational act to free humanity from sovereignty and bring about a Messianic society without a Messiah. In this new society no one knows nor longs for the Messiah with sovereignty anymore. Therefore, Jesus Messiah is the vanishing factor as much as the founding factor. Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 4, No. 1 © Graduate...
In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical ... more In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical reading engagement of the Gospel based on the concept of “short circuit” proposed by Slavoj Žižek in The Puppet and the Dwarf. The paradox is that Jesus Messiah first appears as a sovereign figure, having sovereignty that Carl Schmitt defines, but finally reveals his singular identity, that is, the Messiah without sovereignty on the cross. I argue that this singularity is identified over against God. Therefore, I claim that what is covertly delivered in the Gospel of Mark is Jesus' distantiation from his Father, God. However, this distantiation is the salvational act to free humanity from sovereignty and bring about a Messianic society without a Messiah. In this new society no one knows nor longs for the Messiah with sovereignty anymore. Therefore, Jesus Messiah is the vanishing factor as much as the founding factor. Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 4, No. 1 © Graduate...
In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical ... more In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical reading engagement of the Gospel based on the concept of “short circuit” proposed by Slavoj Žižek in The Puppet and the Dwarf. The paradox is that Jesus Messiah first appears as a sovereign figure, having sovereignty that Carl Schmitt defines, but finally reveals his singular identity, that is, the Messiah without sovereignty on the cross. I argue that this singularity is identified over against God. Therefore, I claim that what is covertly delivered in the Gospel of Mark is Jesus' distantiation from his Father, God. However, this distantiation is the salvational act to free humanity from sovereignty and bring about a Messianic society without a Messiah. In this new society no one knows nor longs for the Messiah with sovereignty anymore. Therefore, Jesus Messiah is the vanishing factor as much as the founding factor. Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 4, No. 1 © Graduate...
In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical ... more In this paper I will look at the paradox of the singularity of the Son in detail with a critical reading engagement of the Gospel based on the concept of “short circuit” proposed by Slavoj Žižek in The Puppet and the Dwarf. The paradox is that Jesus Messiah first appears as a sovereign figure, having sovereignty that Carl Schmitt defines, but finally reveals his singular identity, that is, the Messiah without sovereignty on the cross. I argue that this singularity is identified over against God. Therefore, I claim that what is covertly delivered in the Gospel of Mark is Jesus' distantiation from his Father, God. However, this distantiation is the salvational act to free humanity from sovereignty and bring about a Messianic society without a Messiah. In this new society no one knows nor longs for the Messiah with sovereignty anymore. Therefore, Jesus Messiah is the vanishing factor as much as the founding factor. Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 4, No. 1 © Graduate...
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