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Reading the Bible in Nazi Germany: Gerhard von Rad's Attempt to Reclaim the Old Testament for the Church*
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July 1, 2008
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From 1933 until 1945, the Hebrew Bible and the connection between Christianity and Judaism came under attack in Nazi Germany. Gerhard von Rad defended the importance of the Old Testament in a courageous struggle that profoundly influenced his interpretation of the book of Deuteronomy.
This essay investigates Gerhard von Rad's interpretation of the book of Deuteronomy and how his social location as a professor at the University of Jena from 1934-1945 in Nazi Germany influenced his exegesis. It explores a particularly poignant and instructive example of the complex relationship between hermeneutics and history. In order to tell that story, it is necessary to tell about the history of Germany ...
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