The REFORMATION and the BIBLE
EDITED BY
Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
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©2017 by Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Wheaton Theology Conference (25th : 2016 : Wheaton College, Ill.) | McNutt, Jennifer Powell, editor. | Lauber, David, 1966- editor.
Title: The people’s book : the Reformation and the Bible / edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber.
Description: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016058922 (print) | LCCN 2017000030 (ebook) | ISBN 9780830851638 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780830891771 (eBook)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible—History—Congresses. | Europe—Church history—16th century—Congresses. | Reformation—Congresses.
Classification: LCC BS447.5.E85 W49 2016 (print) | LCC BS447.5.E85 (ebook) | DDC 220.094—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016058922
The Theology Faculty at Wheaton College dedicate this volume to the memory of our cherished friend and colleague Dr. Brett Foster, associate professor of English. Dr. Foster was not only a celebrated poet; he was also a highly respected contributor to the field of Renaissance and Reformation literary history. Dr. Foster died on November 9, 2015, at the age of forty-three. He passed away well before his time. Dr. Foster was scheduled to give a plenary talk entitled “Reverence and Parody: The Bible in Renaissance Literary Culture” at the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference. With this volume we wish to celebrate the life and memory of this gifted scholar and beloved member of the Wheaton community.
Introduction: “That Most Precious Jewel”
Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
PART ONE: Access and Readership
chapter one Teaching the Church: Protestant Latin Bibles and Their Readers
Bruce Gordon
chapter two Scripture, the Priesthood of All Believers, and Applications of 1 Corinthians 14
G. Sujin Pak
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About The People’s Book: The Reformation and the BibleFive hundred years ago, Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses caught Europe by storm and initiated the Reformation, which fundamentally transformed both the church and society. Yet by Luther’s own estimation, his translation of the Bible into German was his crowning achievement. The Bible played an absolutely vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. In addition, the proliferation and diffusion of vernacular Bibles—grounded in the original languages, enabled by advancements in printing, and lauded by the theological principles of sola Scriptura and the priesthood of all believers—contributed to an ever-widening circle of Bible readers and listeners among the people they served. This collection of essays from the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference—the 25th anniversary of the conference—brings together the reflections of church historians and theologians on the nature of the Bible as “the people’s book.” With care and insight, they explore the complex role of the Bible in the Reformation by considering matters of access, readership, and authority, as well as the Bible’s place in the worship context, issues of theological interpretation, and the role of Scripture in creating both division and unity within Christianity. On the 500th anniversary of this significant event in the life of the church, these essays point not only to the crucial role of the Bible during the Reformation era but also its ongoing importance as “the people’s book” today. |
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