Commentary on Romans [Paperback]

Ernst Käsemann (Author), Geoffrey W. Bromiley (Translator)

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Publication Date: September 30, 1994

A leader of German biblical scholarship and one of the foremost New Testament scholars of the twentieth century, Ernst Käsemann devoted a lifetime to the study of Romans. Considered the capstone of Käsemann's pioneering work in Pauline theology, Commentary on Romans in its first two German editions sold out within the first year of publication. / Translated here into English from the fourth German edition by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Käsemann's individualistic, frequently provocative exposition emphasizes theological rather than historical questions. Though thoroughly conversant with the current historical and theological literature — as demonstrated parenthetically throughout the text and in the extensive bibliographies preceding each section of the text — Käsemann divides his commentary into sections according to what he sees as the key theological concepts of the letter — the righteousness of God and justification by faith.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Ernst Käsemann is professor emeritus of New Testament at the University of Tübingen. He has written numerous works in German, including Perspectives on Paul.

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• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (September 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802808603
• ISBN-13: 978-0802808608
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Considerable Rewards for Maximum Effort, December 21, 1999

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This review is from: Commentary on Romans (Paperback)

Ernst Kasemann's Romans is not for the faint of heart. His scholarship is heavy and his language is thick. A thorough knowledge of Greek and history of interpretation is advised if not prerequisite. It takes considerable effort to wade through his acumen, but it is not without signficant rewards for the scholarly reader. His notes and bibliography are extensive and helpful; and his interaction with the history of interpretation is helpful--often the key to understanding his own position.

Kasemann acknowledges Barth, Bultmann, Nygren, Calvin, and Luther as primary influences in his treatment of Romans, drawing from and amalgamating a number of interpretive traditions; but it is where he contributes his own provocative and original insights that his commenatary is most rewarding. Kasemann views the overarching theme of the book of Romans as the eschatological revelation of the righteousness of God. 'With recourse to the Kurios acclamation we may summarize the whole message of the epistle in the brief and paradoxical statement that the Son of God is as our Kurios the one eschatological gift of God to us and that herein is revealed simultaneously both God's legitimage claim on us and also our salvation.' (p. 29) Where he follows this key strand through the epistle his commenatary is wonderfully acute and compelling. But where he digresses he often ends up in a quasi-mysticist vein, compromising if not outright contradicting his original premises; and one begins to wonder if Kasemann has truly comprehended the mind of the Apostle.

Overall Kasemann's Romans is a very important exposition, historically pertinent and original. The scholarly reader, firm in his convictions, will have to sift through this book with great caution; but will find it in the end to be one of the most inspiring (and at times confusing) works on Romans of this century.

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