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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...

Finally, the fundamentalists’ approach to Scripture arises out of law. After all, the definition of truth is a law. The logic of no errors and no falsehoods is the logic of law. The division of truth into two types is a fundamental tenet—that is, a law. Moreover, the acceptance of the canon of Scripture is a law. Now, to be sure, most laypeople in such churches, when they recite the mantra, “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it,” are not thinking about the prior authorization of Scripture.
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