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Creation and Fall (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 3)

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This is a great, Christocentric treatment of Genesis 1-3. Impossible to fully understand without having read at least Sanctorum Communio and Christ the Center by Bonhoeffer. I'm beginning to see a definite theological architecture within Bonhoeffer's works.

This entirely new translation is a part of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, the 17 volume critical English Edition being published by Fortress Press. It is based on the text of the German critical edition, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke published by Guetersloher Verlagshaus. Each volume in this new English edition provides the best available English translation, correcting errors and omissions in previous versions. An extensive introduction to the text especially for the English-language reader provides the historical and theological context necessary to understand Bonhoeffer's written legacy. This new edition will become the standard edition of Bonhoeffer's writings for the nonspecialist and the scholar as well, superseding all previous translations.

In general, Bonhoeffer's comments on chapters 1-2 are extremely philosophical, abstract, and largely unhelpful. But his work on Genesis 3 is worth the price of the book. Good resource for preachers preparing sermons on Genesis.

I received the book when stated in and excellent condition. I have not read as yet in that it is an addition to my library, will read after completing degree program presently enrolled.