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Word of life : introducing Lutheran hermeneutics / Timothy J. Wengert.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2019Description: xii, 164 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1506402828
  • 9781506402826
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BR333.5.B5 W460 2019
Contents:
The cloud of witnesses -- Not "just the facts, ma'am" : from definition to effect -- The law always accuses : the Gospel always forgives -- Famous last words -- Living with the saints in the Psalms -- Appendix. Philip Melanchthon on the word 'justification' in 1532.
Summary: Renowned Reformation scholar Timothy J. Wengert explores the genesis of Lutheran biblical interpretation, tracing its emergence in the early work of Martin Luther, through Melanchthon and other Wittenberg exegetes. This distinctly Lutheran approach interpreted Scripture in terms of 'law and gospel,' emphasized reading and translating the Greek and Hebrew texts, and centered on the theology of the cross and justification by faith. Luther and his colleagues found God working in the last place anyone would expect: on the cross, in weakness and foolishness. Using examples from Luther's sermons and biblical commentaries, Wengert shows how these key historical and theological perspectives can inform Lutheran preaching and teaching today.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BR333.5.B5 W460 2019 1 Available 31794003174639
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BR333.5.B5 W460 2019 Available 35898001740469
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BR333.5.B5 .W460 2019 1 Available 31826003529014

Includes bibliography (pages 158-164).

The cloud of witnesses -- Not "just the facts, ma'am" : from definition to effect -- The law always accuses : the Gospel always forgives -- Famous last words -- Living with the saints in the Psalms -- Appendix. Philip Melanchthon on the word 'justification' in 1532.

Renowned Reformation scholar Timothy J. Wengert explores the genesis of Lutheran biblical interpretation, tracing its emergence in the early work of Martin Luther, through Melanchthon and other Wittenberg exegetes. This distinctly Lutheran approach interpreted Scripture in terms of 'law and gospel,' emphasized reading and translating the Greek and Hebrew texts, and centered on the theology of the cross and justification by faith. Luther and his colleagues found God working in the last place anyone would expect: on the cross, in weakness and foolishness. Using examples from Luther's sermons and biblical commentaries, Wengert shows how these key historical and theological perspectives can inform Lutheran preaching and teaching today.

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