Markus Barth: His Life and Legacy

"Certainly, in all my work my dependence upon my father will be visible, and, so I hope, a testimony to his life's work will be given. But on the whole, I have never attempted simply to represent or promote his work, but rather within the narrow frame of my competence in exegetical matters, to contribute to it." —Markus Barth, 1985

Though he has long been undervalued and remained in the shadow of hisfamous father, Markus Barth was a sign...