German scholar of Old Testament exegesis and theology Reventlow (1929-2010) concludes his history of biblical interpretation by covering the entire period characterized as modern. As throughout, he traces the life work of selected representative theologians and laity to illuminate their understanding of the Bible in the context of their particular period. He covers Lutheran hermeneutics in Germany, the Bible in England from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the battle for the text of the Bible, France and the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bible in Pietism and the German Enlightenment, biblical studies as a science in the 19th century, the history of religion school, and new direction in the 20th century. Epochen der Bibelauslegung Band IV: Von der Aufklr̃ung bis zum 20 was published in 2001 by Verlag D. H. Beck oHG., Munich. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
