The educational ministry of early Korean colporteurs

• DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.310
• Publication Date: 2024-04-06T08:01:23Z
• Authors: Kang-Hyun Kim; Jun-Ki Chung
• Keywords: Christian ministry

The study of the history Korean colporteurs is relevant to recreate their important role in spread education Korea and impact on present, as well understand intercultural influence innovative approaches education. purpose article identify educational activities colporteurs. In course study, a number methods theoretical cognition were used, such analysis, synthesis, comparison, specification generalisation. As result following conclusions reached: first translate Bible into played an spreading Christian teaching Korea. Сolporteurs key training supporting local new believers, providing them with become spiritual leaders environment where majority population rejected Christianity. Acting intermediaries between foreign missionaries women, biblical women expanded church’s and, special training, prepared preach Gospel distribute non-Christians, introducing perspectives society Confucian tradition had limited activities. Colporteurs also contributed preservation language culture face Japanese colonisation by promoting maintaining Hanguel writing system facilitating creation standard language. This will be useful for historians studying missionary activity general, scholars 19th-century