Karl Barth and the Fifth Gospel: Barth's Theological Exegesis of Isaiah
Mark S. Gignilliat
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009-02-23 -
165 pages
Today's
biblical scholars and dogmaticians are giving a significant amount of
attention to the topic of theological exegesis. A resource turned to for
guidance and insight in this discussion is the history of
interpretation, and Karl Barth's voice registers loudly as a helpful
model for engaging Scripture and its subject matter. Most readers of
Barth's theological exegesis encounter him on the level of his New
Testament exegesis. This is understandable from several different
vantage points. Unfortunately, Barth's theological exegesis of the Old
Testament has not received the attention it deserves. This book seeks to
fill this lacuna as it encounters Barth's theological exegesis of
Isaiah in the Church Dogmatics. From the Church's inception, Isaiah has
been understood as Christian Scripture. In the Church Dogmatics we find
Barth reading Isaiah in multi-functional and multi-layered ways as he
seeks to hear Isaiah as a living witness to God's triune revelation of
himself in Jesus Christ.
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