By oscillating between Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s explicit hermeneutical reflections and his actual practice of interpreting biblical texts, Jameson E. Ross shows that Bonhoeffer’s interpretive acts consist of a theologically self-reflective hermeneutic in which Scripture is for interpretation, underscoring how essential the interpreter's Spirit-given freedom, actions, theology, context and needs are for reading Scripture. Offering a fresh vision for methodological discussions in theology, this book is a valuable resource for graduate and postgraduate students and researchers on modern theology, political theology and ethics, and biblical exegesis.
Jameson E. Ross received his PhD from Durham University, UK.
IntroductionChapter 1: Prelude: Framing InterpretationChapter 2: Berlin: Practicing Interpretation in the AcademyChapter 3: London: Practicing Interpretation in the ChurchChapter 4: Interlude: Reframing InterpretationChapter 5: Finkenwalde: Practicing Interpretation in the SeminaryConclusionBibliographyIndex
This is a work of meticulous scholarship, superb clarity, and compelling insight. It traces not only what Bonhoeffer says about the Bible, but what he does with the text as he reads it – displaying what it means for Bonhoeffer to read ‘in the Spirit’, and for the sake of others.
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