K. K. Yeo


K. K. Yeo or Khiok-Khng Yeo, is a Malaysian-born Chinese American scholar of the New Testament. He is known for his work in cross-cultural hermeneutics.

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.
Yeo completed a BA in Biblical and Theological Studies from St. Paul Bible College in 1987, an MDiv from Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary in 1990, and a PhD in New Testament at Northwestern University under Robert Jewett in 1992.

Career

Yeo was a professor of New Testament at Alliance Bible Seminary in Hong Kong from 1992-1996, before becoming Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary.
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, and his second book What has Jerusalem to do with Beijing. 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.
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 explored from a variety of global perspectives.

Works

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