In this intensive exegesis of the Epistle to the Galatians, renowned German theologian Gerhard Ebeling strives to open "our eyes to the explosive force that produced this text, a force which, through this text, can explode over and over again.&334; Using rigorous technical tools, Ebeling interprets Galatians in such a way that "the truth of the Gospel" confronts the general reader as well as the specialist. He clarifies and emphasizes the relevance of this explication to the real-life struggles of contemporary Christians.

This substantial book by Professor Ebeling contains eighteen pioneering articles, to many of which regular reference is still made. They include. The Significance of the Critical Historical Method for Church and Theology', 'The Meaning of "Biblical Theology" ', 'Jesus and Faith', Word of God and Hermeneutics' and 'The World as History'.

English summary: The papers contained in this volume, up to now in part scattered, in part not yet edited, describe a wide range of fundamental-theological themes to important dogmatic and actual themes. German description: Die hier vereinten Beitrage, von denen mehr als ein Drittel unveroffentlicht und das Ubrige verstreut publiziert war, schlagen die Brucke von theologischer Grundlagenbesinnung in weite Bereiche der Dogmatik. Nachdem die Lehre von Gott schon im zweiten Band den Schwerpunkte gebildet hatte, fallt nun auf Soteriologie und Ekklesiologie das Hauptgewicht. Dabei umfasst...