Born into a Buddhism home in Korea, Kim moved to the UnitedStates when he was ten years old and became a Christian as a teenager.[1] Hecompleted his BA from New York University, M.Div. from Princeton TheologicalSeminary, Th.M. from Candler School of Theology (Emory University), and Ph.D.from the Graduate Theological Union in May 2004. He taught Hebrew Bible atHartford Seminary (2005–2016), where he became a full professor and served asacademic dean. Since January 2017, Kim has been at the Graduate TheologicalUnion as John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies and Dean and VicePresident for Academic Affairs.[2]

His scholarship includes Asian-American biblicalhermeneutics, especially using postcolonial biblical criticism.

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