Manse Rim (BA MDiv ThM MAR PhD can.)

Thesis title: Messiah and Righteousness In Paul and His Context

Background

Manse Rim is a PhD Candidate in New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh. He was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, ordained as a Presbyterian pastor in 2015. His academic interest is the Letters of Paul, Pauline Christology, and Messianism.

Qualifications

BA English Literature and Linguistics

Sejong University, South Korea (2011)

MDiv Theology

Chongshin Theological Seminary, South Korea (2014)

ThM New Testament 

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA (2017)

MAR New Testament

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA (2019)

Undergraduate teaching

Tutor (Univeristy of Edinburgh)

  • Paul and His Letters (Semester 2, 2020–21) 
  • Prophets and Their Oracles (Semester 1, 2022–23)
  • Paul and His Letters (Semester 2, 2022–23)

Research summary

My thesis primarily focuses on the language of righteousness vis-à-vis messiah in the ancient Jewish- and early Christian-texts, and how they relate to one another. More broadly, the subject of my research includes messianism at the turn of the millennium in general and Pauline Christology in particular.

Conference details

“Righteousness as a Shorthand for Celestial Immortality in Phil 3,” British New Testament Society Conference in Paul Seminar, Exeter, England (31 Aug–2 Sep 2023)

“Paul’s Messiah and Eschatological Righteousness,” Scottish Universities Biblical Studies Postgraduate Day Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland (5 June 2023)

“When Messiah Meets Righteousness: 1 Cor 1:30 as a Test Case,” Biblical Studies Research Seminars, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (24 Nov 2022)                

“Is Paul’s Messiah Righteous?,” International SBL Meeting in Paul and Pauline Literature, Salzburg, Austria (17–21 July 2022)