Eigenmächtig ausgelegt oder vom Geist getragen?

Spiritual exegesis is often viewed with suspicion in academic circles and is relatively overlooked, particularly in the German-speaking world. On the other hand, in recent decades, there has been a growing awareness that a focus solely on historical-critical methods of interpretation can be one-sided and may even deter people from reading the Bible. This volume documents the contributions from a conference aimed at assessing the state of spiritual exegesis. It serves as the beginning of a series that presents notable examples of spiritual reading of Scripture from various historical periods and relates them to historical-critical exegesis.