This is a collection of unpublished and published essays by the late Protestant theologian Hans Frei, on the subject of biblical interpretation. Placher provides an introduction, and Hunsinger an interpretive afterword. The volume will serve to make Frei's view more accessible to a wider circle of students and scholars.

"An academically respectable and religiously faithful attempt to see the world in the light of the Bible, rather than the other way around...This book will not disappoint those deeply concerned about hermeneutics, trained in its concepts, and interested in Frei's contribution to the field."--Christian Century "Theology and Narrative:Selected Essays...is a model of its genre."--Expository Times "[This book] belongs in any library with significant holdings in theology."--Religious Studies Review "Theology and Narrative currently provides the single best introduction to Frei's thought....All the essays collected in the volume exhibit the richness and density of thought that Frei's readers have come to expect from him."--Modern Theology "Frei's work constitutes a serious challenge to the generalizing theories of modern hermeneutics."--Southwestern Journal of Theology "An academically respectable and religiously faithful attempt to see the world in the light of the Bible, rather than the other way around...This book will not disappoint those deeply concerned about hermeneutics, trained in its concepts, and interested in Frei's contribution to the field."--Christian Century "Theology and Narrative:Selected Essays...is a model of its genre."--Expository Times "[This book] belongs in any library with significant holdings in theology."--Religious Studies Review "Theology and Narrative currently provides the single best introduction to Frei's thought....All the essays collected in the volume exhibit the richness and density of thought that Frei's readers have come to expect from him."--Modern Theology "Frei's work constitutes a serious challenge to the generalizing theories of modern hermeneutics."--Southwestern Journal of Theology "Frei's work gives one a rewarding...purchase on several questions important to Christians working in literary studies today....Frei's essays give us the opportunity to think through new strategies."--Christianity and Literature "We are all in George Hunsinger's and William Placher's debt....A collection that is perhaps Frei's most important book....For those who already read and appreciate Frei, this book will enrich and deepen their appreciation; and for those who have yet to begin, this is the place to start."--Theology