The aim of this book is to establish biblical spirituality as an
academic discipline. Therefore Huub Welzen combines the achievements of
exegesis and spirituality in order to find a hermeneutical foundation
for biblical spirituality. The first part of this book gives a short
history of the way exegesis and spirituality relate to each other. The
comparison of some contemporary models for the organization of the
different approaches to Scripture delivers the hermeneutical foundation
for the discipline of biblical spirituality. Its basic metaphor is
dialogue. All hermeneutical findings in this part are illustrated with
examples.


The second part of the book focusses on a systematic search for
spirituality in the New Testament. The third part offers examples of the
impact reading biblical texts can have on the spiritual life of its
readers.



In an epilogue Welzen presents an exegetical autobiography, in which he
shows how biblical spirituality meets his original inspiration for the
study of the Bible.