
Witness to the Word
A Commentary on John 1
Karl Barth(Author)
Walther Fuerst(Editor)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 3. June 2003
176 pages
978-1-4982-7084-7 (ISBN)
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Karl Barth's lectures on the first chapter of the Gospel of John, delivered at Muenster in 1925-26 and at Bonn in 1933, came at an important time in his life, when he was turning his attention more fully to dogmatics. Theological interpretation was thus his primary concern, especially the relation between revelation and the witness to revelation, which helped to shape his formulation of the role of the written (and spoken) word vis-a-vis the incarnate Word.
The text is divided into three sections - John 1:1-18, 19-34, 35-51, with the largest share of the book devoted to the first section. Each section begins with Barth's own translation, followed by verse-by -verse and phrase-by-phrase commentary on the Greek text. Although Barth's interpretation is decidedly theological, he does take up questions of philology and textual criticism more thoroughly than in his other works.
Much has happened in Johannine scholarship since these lectures were first delivered, yet they remain valuable today - 100 years after Barth's birth - both for their insights into the gospel and into Karl Barth.
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English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
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978-1-4982-7084-7 (9781498270847)
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Karl Barth (1886-1968), the Swiss Reformed professor and pastor, was once described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas. As principal author of 'The Barmen Declaration', he was the intellectual leader of the German Confessing Church - the Protestant group that resisted the Third Reich. Barth's teaching career spanned nearly five decades. Removed from his post at Bonn by the Nazis in late 1934, Barth moved to Basel where he taught until 1962. Among Barth's many books, sermons, and essays are The Epistle to the Romans, Humanity of God, Evangelical Theology, and Church Dogmatics.
Evangelical Theology, American Lectures, 1962
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Translator's Preface
- Preface
- I
- II
- Introduction
- Verses 1-18
- Verses 19-34
- Verses 35-51
- Indexes
- I. Scripture References
- II. Names
- III. Subjects
- IV. Select Greek Words
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