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Karl Barth's commentary on Paul's epistle to the Romans, in its two editions (1919 and 1922), is one of the most significant works published in Christian theology in the 20th century. This book, which landed "like a bombshell on the theologians' playground," still deserves close scrutiny one hundred years after its publication. In this volume, New Testament scholars, philosophers of religion and systematic theologians ponder the intricacies of Barth's "expressionistic" commentary, pointing out the ways in which Barth interprets Paul's epistle for his own day, how this actualized interpretation of the apostle's message challenged the theology of Barth's time, and how some of the insights he articulated in 1919 and in 1922 have shaped Christian theology up to our day. With his commentary, the young Swiss pastor paved the way for a renewed, intensely theological interpretation of the Scriptures. The volume thus centers of some of the key themes which run through Barth's commentary: faith as divine gift beyond any human experience or psychological data, the Easter event as the turning point of the world's history, God's judgment and mercy and God's one Word in Jesus Christ. This volume represents a major contribution to the interpretation of Karl Barth's early thought. -- Publisher's description.

Narrative theology. --- Theology, Doctrinal.

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This collection of essays appears at the confluence of two major streams—the flowering of the “biblical theology movement” in a range of New Testament theologies published in the past two or three decades and the recent emergence of significant contributions to reflection on and the practice of theological interpretation of the Bible. To some, these two interests overlap enough to parade them under a single banner. To others, these are disparate approaches that draw on and display competing methodological commitments. Seasoned scholars and relative newcomers to the conversation orient readers to these concerns, not so much to resolve these differences but to explore them with an eye to the future of theological work with the New Testament.

Religion & beliefs --- biblical theology --- theological interpretation --- historical criticism --- narrative theology --- history of religions --- canon --- dialectical --- New Testament theology --- semiotics --- semantics --- metanarrative --- signification --- discursive resistance --- Hebrews --- exclusive language --- women --- community --- pedagogy --- inheritance --- priesthood --- theological commentary --- theological hermeneutics --- belief --- Brazos Theological Commentary --- Two Horizons New Testament Commentary --- theological exegesis --- New Testament translations --- righteousness of God --- faith of Christ --- work of Christ --- Romans 3:21–26 --- New Testament --- theology --- Barth --- ethics --- church --- presuppositions --- historical --- Romans 8.18-30 --- Pauline pneumatology --- missio spiritu --- Spirit as solidarity --- Pauline Ethics --- cosmic redemption --- Gospel of John --- metaphor --- New Testament Theology --- Pauline letters --- revelation --- temple --- First Epistle of John --- New Testament Ethics --- imitation --- mimesis --- virtue ethics --- Paraclete --- desires --- constructive theology --- biblical studies --- hermeneutics --- Christian tradition --- doxology --- Old Testament --- interdisciplinarity --- religion --- early Christianity --- typology --- description --- politics --- relevance --- Clifford Geertz --- Talal Asad