"With this carefully translated and edited text of Barth's lectures on Ephesians from the early 1920s, Ross Wright takes us into Barth's Göttingen classroom during the exciting days of the turbulent debate set off by his Romans commentary. The volume, with its excellent interpretive essays by Francis Watson and John Webster, is an important enrichment of the Barth library in English. It demonstrates how relevant Barth's theological project continues to be, especially for the Christian church struggling with the decline of western Christendom."  
\--__Darrell Guder__, Princeton Theological Seminary  
  
"Throughout my more than forty years of preaching, Karl Barth's scriptural exegesis and exposition have been a constant companion and most valued source. After I have done all the preparatory work, I turn to Barth for final inspiration. It is therefore a major event to have his lectures on Ephesians translated into English for the first time. This great epistle lends itself particularly to Barth's powerful proclamation of the gospel, as anyone who has read his sermon 'Saved by Grace' knows. Preachers, heed this opportunity!"  
\--__Fleming Rutledge__, author of The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ and Not Ashamed of the Gospel  
  
"The publication of Barth's early lectures on Ephesians, while a noteworthy event in itself, is even more significant in light of, first, ongoing debates about Barth's later revolutionary understanding of Jesus Christ as subject and object of election and, second, continuing ferment over the relationship of exegesis and theology. That the book includes essays by Francis Watson and the late John Webster on precisely these points is simply the hermeneutical and dogmatic frosting on the dialectical cake."  
\--__Kevin J. Vanhoozer__, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School  
  
"In his introduction Francis Watson observes that Barth's theocentrism can result in some startling exegetical insights. That is not only true but also well on display in this new translation and edition of Barth's lectures on Ephesians. To recommend a book by Barth is a given, but those who read these lectures will discover a Barth who is determined to make his audience attend to the fact that God has revealed himself in Christ."  
\--__Stanley Hauerwas__, Duke Divinity School

__Karl Barth__ (1886-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most significant Christian theologians since the Reformation. He was a professor of theology at several universities in Germany and later taught in Basel, Switzerland. His works include Church Dogmatics (14 volumes), the most influential work of theology in the twentieth century.

This masterful example of theological interpretation of the biblical text presents Karl Barth's insights on an important Pauline epistle. In 1921-22, the same period he prepared the groundbreaking second edition of his Romans commentary, Barth lectured on the exposition of Ephesians at the University of Göttingen. As he did for his courses on other New Testament texts, Barth lectured from a detailed and carefully researched manuscript. The resulting set of lectures, now available in English for the first time, introduces theological and exegetical issues pertinent to the study of Ephesians.  
  
"These lectures, delivered when Barth was making the transition from pastoral to full-time academic work, will prove fascinating to anyone interested in the history of theology in the twentieth century. The themes that the youthful theological master explores--grace, divine otherness, apostleship, the centrality of Jesus Christ--will prove compelling to anyone endeavoring to teach or preach the Christian faith. This sparkling text has the verve, energy, and challenge that typifies the work of Karl Barth."  
\--__Most Reverend Robert Barron__, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles  
  
"This is an exciting addition to the libraries of the theologian and the Bible scholar. Barth is one of the greatest theological minds in the church and arguably one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, period. His thinking always took shape in close relation to the biblical text, which he read carefully, imaginatively, and provocatively. As so many today are asking how to relate the Bible to theological concerns, having this window into Barth's engagement during his Göttingen period with this magisterial Pauline text is both fascinating and highly instructive."  
\--__Douglas A. Campbell__, Duke Divinity School

Karl Barth is widely acknowledged as one of the great theologians of the church. This masterful example of theological interpretation of the biblical text presents Barth's insights on an important Pauline epistle.  
  
In 1921-22, Barth taught a course on the exposition of Ephesians at the University of Göttingen, lecturing from a detailed and carefully researched manuscript. The resulting lectures, now available in English for the first time, introduce theological and exegetical issues pertinent to the study of Ephesians. Introductory essays by world-renowned scholars Francis Watson and John Webster are included.

This masterful example of theological interpretation of the biblical text, now available in English for the first time, presents Karl Barth's insights on an important Pauline epistle.

__Contents__ Editor's Introduction  
R. David Nelson Translating Barth's Ephesians Lectures  
Ross M. Wright Barth, Ephesians, and the Practice of Theological Exegesis  
Francis Watson "A Relation beyond All Relations": God and Creatures in Barth's Lectures on Ephesians, 1921-22  
John Webster __Exposition of Ephesians, Winter Semester 1921-22__ Karl Barth Ephesians 1:1-2   
Ephesians 1:3-14   
Ephesians 1:15-23   
Ephesians 2-6   
For Further Reading  
Index

Barth, Karl

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Editor’s Introduction

Translating Barth’s Ephesians Lectures

Barth, Ephesians, and the Practice of Theological Exegesis

“A Relation beyond All Relations”

Exposition of Ephesians

Ephesians 1:1–2

Ephesians 1:3–14

Ephesians 1:15–23

Ephesians 2–6

For Further Reading

Notes

Index

Back Cover

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