Luther's Biblical Hermeneutics as Ethics
This article examines a thread that runs through Martin Luther's biblical and catechetical writings: his appropriation of a Messianic logic in light of a creedal interpretation of the whole of Scripture. Situating my case in relation to recent philosophical scholarship on the apostle Paul, I co...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-407 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Incarnation
B Cross B Martin Luther B Messiah B Biblical Hermeneutics B Paul |
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| Summary: | This article examines a thread that runs through Martin Luther's biblical and catechetical writings: his appropriation of a Messianic logic in light of a creedal interpretation of the whole of Scripture. Situating my case in relation to recent philosophical scholarship on the apostle Paul, I contend that this biblical hermeneutic may well be Luther's signal ethical contribution for our age. Drawing on the solae (sola gratia, sola fide, sola scriptura, and solus Christus) and relating them to three themes central to his biblical hermeneuticsthe Word of God, Scripture, and the CreedsI discuss how he develops (1) a Messianic ethics that intrinsically links faith and love in relation to (2) the biblical motifs of command and promise and (3) the Christological themes of cross and incarnation. I conclude by discussing the relevance of Luther's biblical hermeneutics for a post-secular age. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946818792165 |