China考源与圣经预言中的中国

《圣经》对西方乃至整个世界的文化产生了巨大而深刻的影响，被称之为人类共同的经典和西方世界共同的指南。然而《圣经》中究竟是否提到过中国呢?在《圣经》中中国是何种称谓呢?本文将以历史的、宗教的和文化的视野，探寻china一词的来源和圣经对中国的预言，从而加深对《圣经》和中西方文化交流发展史的了解。

A Probe into the Origin of the Word China and China in the Prophecy of the Bible

The Bible, which is called the classic of the whole humanity and the guide of the western world, has had a great impact on western culture and even that of the whole world. But whether China is mentioned in the Bible? What is China called in the Bible? This paper is to probe into the origin of the word China and the prophecy of China in the Bible, from historical, religious and cultural perspectives respectively, thus deepening the understanding of the Bible and the developmental history of cultural communications between China and western countries.