The contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffers Interpretation of the Old Testament

“The Contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Interpretation of the Old Testament” In reviewing the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the study of the Old Testament seems to be almost non-existent. It is not until his time in Tegel Prison, nearly one year prior to his execution, that he fully commits himself to serious thought on the subject “My thoughts and feelings seem to be getting more and more like those of the Old Testament, and in …

…today?’”. In DeGruchy, John W., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Radmacher, Earl D. and Preus, Robert D., eds. Hermeneutics, Inerrancy, and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Academie, 1984. Rosenbaum, Stanley, R. “Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Jewish View,” JES, 18 (Spring 1981), 301-307. Murphy, Roland, ed. Theology, Exegesis, and Proclamation. NY: Herder & Herder, 1971. Willis, Robert E. “Bonhoeffer and Barth on Jewish Suffering: Reflections on the Relationship Between Theology and Moral Sensibility,” JES, 24 (Fall 1987), 598-615.