[KS] Exclusively(?) Catholic terms in pre-20th c. Chinese and Korean texts

[Kwang On Yoo]

Dear Debererniere Janet Torrey,

Yes, Cheonju (C. Tianju 天主) is one of the exclusive Catholic Terms but other

4 are nothing but common nouns.

Regards,

Kwang-On Yoo

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:33 PM, DEBERNIERE JANET TORREY <djt188 at psu.edu>wrote:

> Dear Members,
>
> In a 2002 book on Korean Literature and the early Catholic movement (Hanguk
> Munhak gwa Cheonjugyo), Kim Inseop states that the following terms were
> exclusively Catholic:
>
> Cheonju (C. Tianju 天主), *
> yeonghon*  for soul (C. *linghun* 靈魂)
> *bulmyeol* for immortality (C. *bumie* 不滅)
>  *ji-ok* for hell (C. *di’yu* 地獄)
> *cheondang* for heaven (C. *tiantang* 天堂)
>
> Does anyone know if there's a difference of opinion on this, especially in
> regards to the last two terms?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Deberniere Torrey
>
>
>
>
>
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