A Religio-Political Discourse: The Decalogue in the Large Catechism of Martin Luther
The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur’an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modern era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th century reformist people adopted to defend their new religious movement against the Medie...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2016
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 361-371 |
| Further subjects: | B
Large Catechism and Luther
B Papacy B Reformation B Decalogue |
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| Summary: | The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur’an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modern era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th century reformist people adopted to defend their new religious movement against the Medieval Catholic tradition. In particular, when Martin Luther led a new protestant church, he wrote a clear commentary of the new faith in the form of two catechisms in 1529. The Small Catechism was for training of children. The Large Catechism was an institutional manual for pastors or teachers. The German reformer independently applied the Exodus version (20:17) of the Decalogue in the Large Catechism. Then, how did Luther use the Decalogue in the light of his reformation campaign? How has his metaphorical discourse been revealed on the Decalogue? This paper explores the textual genre and historical context of the Reformation teaching in unveiling Luther’s religio-political intention over the authority and power of the traditional papacy. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2016.06.004 |