Tag: bonhoeffer
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On Temptation (Versuchung) in Bonhoeffer (II)
This post is the second of two examining Bonhoeffer’s theology of temptation as reflected in his essay, “Bible Study on Temptation, June 20–25, 1938,” found in the English edition of Bonhoeffer’s Works (vol. 15, pp. 386-415). Click here to view part one, which covers the first part of the essay—a more conceptual treatment of the concept of […]
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On Temptation (Versuchung) in Bonhoeffer (I)
The reading from the New Testament on Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent, comes from Luke 4:1-13. This pericope concerns the temptation of Christ by the devil while he was in the wilderness. On reading commentaries about this passage, I came across multiple references to Bonhoeffer’s essay, “Temptation,” found in various places and translated in […]