In this fine book, Joel Banman engages with Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the most important source for his theology: the Bible. What does it mean for the Bible to be the Church's Scripture, and how does God speak in the Bible to Christians and others today? Banman's skilful and acute study makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the 20th century's most thought provoking theological voices.

Stephen Plant, University of Cambridge, UK

Bonhoeffer's courageous opposition to Hitler and his challenging theology were grounded in his attentiveness to Scripture. Joel Banman here explores the manner and the fruits of that attentiveness and so offers compelling new insight into what it was that made Bonhoeffer one of the great theological minds of the twentieth century.

Murray Rae, University of Otago, New Zealand

This is a beautifully written work, careful and convincing ... I will read this book over and again.

Stimulus