부모 공경과 유대인의 공동체 의식 : 성경적 부모 돌봄 개념과 유교적 효(孝) 개념에 대한 비교 연구

Abstract

This article presents a critical analysis of Confucian HYO(filial piety) and the tendency of the Bible to view commands of the honor for parents in the same sense. Of course, the concept of HYO and respect for parent in the Bible have similarities. But the two are fundamentally different. The concept of HYO in Confucianism is a humanistic vertical ethic between parent and children and serves as the basic principle of human relations that sustains all human life domains. On the other hand, the Bible’s parental honor is a God-oriented system that has a model character of God’s honor and is God’s command for a life of interdependent practice that creates mutual respect for humanity based on a horizontal relationship between parent and child and thereby creates dialogue, communication and discussion. And its reality is embodied in Jewish community consciousness. We propose in this article the correct biblical culture of honoring parents, overcoming the traditional concept of HYO by applying the Fifth Command, Parental Respect, to the Korean Church in a way that is understood by the Jews. Honoring parents is not just a family duty, but a practice of love for the church community, meeting the practical needs of all the aged adults in the church, as well as ‘neighboring parents’ outside the church. It suggests the necessity of building a system that the old men and women are both an object of charity and an object of mission. Confucian HYO does not actually go beyond caring for ‘biological parents’ but Christian faith for parent respect recognizes that caring for ‘other parents’ is God’s ‘command.’