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In Reading Scripture with the Reformers, Timothy George takes readers through the exciting events of the sixteenth century, showing how this dynamic period was instigated by a fresh return to the Scriptures. George immerses us in the world of the Reformation, its continuities with the ancient and medieval church, and its dramatic upheavals and controversies. Most of all, he uncovers the...

overnight. By the time of Luther’s death in 1546, it is estimated that half a million copies of his Bible were in circulation. The other development was the product of the “new learning” brought about by the recovery of classical languages and the critical study of ancient sources. This made possible a new approach to biblical scholarship and exegesis. In the following pages we touch on three recurring tensions that came to the fore in the Reformation understanding of the Bible. First, there is the
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