Principles of Biblical Interpretation in the Lutheran Confessions (Biblia.com)

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Lutherans regard their confessions as expositions of Holy Scripture and therefore as authoritative statements of Christian faith and life. This book will aid Lutheran pastors and students in understanding the confessional principles of Biblical interpretation. Its central thesis is that these principles are derived from the confessional doctrine of Holy Scripture. The first part of the book...

and into the period of the Reformation only the literal sense was valid in disputations and the exegete was not compelled to search for all four senses in every verse.9 Over against this view of Scripture Luther asserted: “The literal sense of Scripture alone is the whole essence of faith and Christian theology”; and again, “If we wish to handle Scripture aright, our sole effort will be to obtain the one, simple, seminal, and certain sense.”10 Or again, “The Holy Spirit is the plainest writer

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