He affirmed: If the journey into this often misty country is to succeed, then the first requirement is the readiness for free and frank questioning, and the renunciation of an attitude which simply seeks the confirmation of its own judgements arising from a background of belief or of unbelief. The work by Ernst Käsemann is also valuable for understanding Bornkamm's work. Works - (trans pub by Stuttgart: Europa-Verlag in 1956) - (trans pub by Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag in 1969) - (trans pub by Stuttgart: Kreuz-Verlag in 1971) - (trans by Munich: Kaiser Verlag in 1963 and 1966) Notes References Footnotes Works cited External links 1905 births 1990 deaths German biblical scholars Academic staff of Heidelberg University New Testament scholars People from Görlitz Academic staff of the University of Göttingen Academic staff of the University of Königsberg