exegetical approach did not mean an “anything goes” method of interpretation. The Bible opened up a field of possible meanings that allowed for considerable exegetical creativity but also imposed limits on the interpreter. Exactly what those limits were and how they related to the magisterial authority of the church would become major issues of dispute in the Reformation. Like his teacher, Heiko A. Oberman, Steinmetz has emphasized the importance of understanding the Reformation in medieval perspective.