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Barth's Earlier Theology: Four Studies
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Barth's Earlier Theology: Four Studies Hardcover - 2006

by John Webster


From the publisher

John Webster interprets Barth's earlier work in exegetical and historical theology, particularly focusing on the work of the 1920s. In this new study of Barth's earlier theology, John Webster looks at the significance of historical theology and biblical exegesis in the formative years when Barth began his work as theological professor. Though this period of Barth's work has been the subject of much recent reinterpretation, little attention has been given to Barth's discovery of the classical Reformed tradition or to his intensive engagement with the theological interpretation of Scripture. The publication of many of Barth's lecture texts from the 1920s now makes it possible to present a rather different picture of Barth from that which has become conventional. The four studies in the book offer detailed readings of neglected texts: Barth's lectures on the Reformed Confessions and on Zwingli, his history of modern Protestant theology, and his exegesis of 1 Corinthians.

Details

  • Title Barth's Earlier Theology: Four Studies
  • Author John Webster
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher T. & T. Clark Publishers, London & New York
  • Date January 30, 2006
  • ISBN 9780567083524 / 0567083527
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.74 x 5.56 x 0.66 in (22.20 x 14.12 x 1.68 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Barth, Karl
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005047131
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230.044

About the author

John Webster is Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen. His published work includes a number of books on the theology of Karl Barth, on the nature and interpretation of Scripture, and on Christian dogmatics, including Confessing God. He edited The Oxford Handbook to Systematic Theology, and is an editor of The International Journal of Systematic Theology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.