In the last fifty years the impact of biblical studies has developed to such an extent that they can no longer be regarded as the poor relation of that other equally essential discipline, dogmatic theology. But as the two disciplines drew level in prominence so the basic differences between the approach to a problem which each pursued became embarrassments in that the exponents of one system were sometimes unwilling or, through alienation, unable to work with the exponents of the other. Many of the problems have been overcome but in this book Karl Rahner, Edward Schillebeeckx, Karl Schelkle , Rudolf Schnackenburg and others go further along the road in order to show how both disciplines in fact have enough in common to help one another over the rough places when their views are at variance. Every Christian interested in contemporary theological thought will find this study indispensable.