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Reading the Bible with Martin Luther: An Introductory Guide is unavailable, but you can change that!

Prominent Reformation historian Timothy Wengert introduces the basic components of Martin Luther’s theology of the Bible and examines Luther’s contributions to present-day biblical interpretation. Wengert addresses key points of debate regarding Luther’s approach to the Bible that have often been misunderstood, including biblical authority, the distinction between law and Gospel, the theology of...

gospel is simply a matter of telling, one after the other, two truths: the truth about the human condition (law) and the truth about God in Christ (gospel). One can observe how the law was preached in the Bible itself. Nathan says to David (2 Sam. 12:7), after telling him a sweet story about the poor person with one little lamb whose lamb is stolen by the rich man with massive flocks, “You are the man!” And David responds (v. 13), “I have sinned.” In Acts 2, Peter simply states: “This Jesus, whom
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