Reflections on Martin Luther and Biblical Studies
Edited by CHANNING L. CRISLER and ROBERT L. PLUMMER
STUDIES IN HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Always Reforming: Reflections on Martin Luther and Biblical Studies
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STUDIES IN HISTORICAL & SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology is a peer-reviewed series of contemporary monographs exploring key figures, themes, and issues in historical and systematic theology from an evangelical perspective.
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1. The Perspicuity of Scripture according to Martin Luther
The Early Development of His Doctrine, 1520–1521
Gregg R. Allison
Martin Luther on Allegorizing the Biblical Text
Robert L. Plummer
3. Luther’s Tentatio as the Center of Paul’s Theology
Channing L. Crisler
4. Martin Luther’s Pedagogical Exposition of the Letter to Titus
Robert Kolb
5. God’s Word, Baptism, and Regeneration
Timo Laato
6. Luther on the Scriptures in Galatians—and Its Readers
A. Andrew Das
7. Soundings on Simul Iustus et Peccator
Evidence in the Pauline Epistles for Our Continuing Struggle with Sin
Thomas R. Schreiner
8. The Centrality of Romans in the Life and Theology of Martin Luther
Benjamin L. Merkle
9. (Re-)Centering Righteousness in Christ
A Reflection on Luther’s “Two Kinds of Righteousness”
Brian Vickers
10. In Trouble and in Good Heart
Oswald Bayer
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About Always Reforming: Reflections on Martin Luther and Biblical StudiesLuther as a Biblical Scholar. Luther challenges the academy to speak beyond itself. Whatever the theological malady, Martin Luther prescribed the same remedy: the word of God. For Luther, the Word was central to the Christian life. As a lover, translator, and interpreter of Scripture, Luther believed the Bible was too important to be left to academics. God’s word has always been and must always be for God’s people. What, then, can biblical studies learn from Luther? In Always Reforming, leading Lutheran, Reformed, and Baptist scholars explore Martin Luther as an interpreter of Scripture. The contributors elucidate central themes of Luther’s approach to Scripture, place him within contemporary dialogue, and suggest how he might reform biblical studies. By retrieving Luther’s voice for the conversations of today, the contributors embody a spirit that is always reforming. |
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