Luther and the Jews Revisited
The recent translation of some of Luther’s later work concerning the Jews highlights the complexity of his attitude towards them and theentirely unacceptable terms in which he expressed himself about them.Neither the complexity nor the vitriol should be elided in a rush to excuse or condemn him. Ins...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Reformed theological review
Year: 2023, Volume: 82, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-126 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Jews
B Mysticism B Faith B Antisemitism B Luther B Gematria |
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| Summary: | The recent translation of some of Luther’s later work concerning the Jews highlights the complexity of his attitude towards them and theentirely unacceptable terms in which he expressed himself about them.Neither the complexity nor the vitriol should be elided in a rush to excuse or condemn him. Instead, the very nature of Luther’s argument raises important questions for us in today’s different but not less highly chargedenvironment. When speech is uncontrolled, as Luther’s was at points, it can undermine the defence of the gospel rather than sharpen it. There are highly relevant lessons to learn from this pioneer of the Reformation. |
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| ISSN: | 0034-3072 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reformed theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53521/a354 |