Renowned scholars offer critical engagements with Karl Barth's exegesis of Christian Scripture and explore its implications for contemporary hermeneutics and biblical interpretation. Focusing on rare texts from the Barth corpus, Freedom under the Word considers the legacy and potential of Barth's theology by presenting a wide-ranging engagement with and assessment of Barth's theological exegesis. The volume covers Barth's career chronologically, providing insight into his theological development as it relates to Scripture.

"The breadth and intensity of Barth's commitment to the exegetical mainsprings of Christian faith and thought generally, and of doctrine in particular, are well honored and well served by this fine volume. As these essays make clear in all their incisiveness and insight, read well, Barth's theology continues to invite us to return again and again to dwell in the 'strange new world of the Bible.'"
--Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen

Contributors

Carsten Card-Hyatt
Stephen Fowl
Mark Gignilliat
Christopher Green
Wesley Hill
Christina N. Larsen
Grant Macaskill
R. David Nelson
Paul T. Nimmo
Ben Rhodes
Susannah Ticciati
Andrew B. Torrance
Francis Watson
John Webster
Martin Westerholm