Reading Karl Barth (Oakes - pbk)

Author: Kenneth Oakes

File under: Barth

ISBN: 9781610970167

Binding: paperback

Section: Christianity-General

Subtitle: A Companion to Karl Barth's Epistle to the Romans

Karl Barth's 1922 The Epistle to the Romans is one of the most famous, notorious, and influential works in twentieth-century theology and biblical studies. It is also a famously and notoriously difficult and enigmatic work, especially as its historical context becomes more and more foreign. In this book, Kenneth Oakes provides historical background to the writing of The Epistle to the Romans, an introduction and analysis of its main themes and terms, a running commentary on the text itself, and suggestions for further readings from Barth on some of the issues it raises.