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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...

so much with what a text is or means or with its relative position in the canon of Scripture as with what it does to its hearers. When the Reformers used the words law and gospel, they were actually observing how God’s Word works on hearers or, even better, how God uses commands and promises on us.7 Turning first to the law, the Reformers came to realize that God uses it in two distinct ways. The first, or civil use of the law, has to do with how God uses the law to maintain order and restrain evil
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