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Reading scripture with the reformers / Timothy George.

By: Publication details: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, c2011.Description: 268 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780830829491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0830829490 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.609/GEO
Contents:
Why read the reformers? -- Ad fontes! -- The Erasmian moment -- Whose Bible? which tradition? -- Doctor Martinus -- Lutheran ways -- Along the Rhine -- Preach the Word.
Summary: Timothy George takes readers through the exciting events of the sixteenth century, showing how this dynamic period was instigated by a fresh return to the Scriptures. He immerses us in the world of the Reformation, its continuities with the ancient and medieval church, and its dramatic upheavals and controversies. Most of all, he uncovers the significant way that the Bible shaped the minds and hearts of the reformers.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Why read the reformers? -- Ad fontes! -- The Erasmian moment -- Whose Bible? which tradition? -- Doctor Martinus -- Lutheran ways -- Along the Rhine -- Preach the Word.

Timothy George takes readers through the exciting events of the sixteenth century, showing how this dynamic period was instigated by a fresh return to the Scriptures. He immerses us in the world of the Reformation, its continuities with the ancient and medieval church, and its dramatic upheavals and controversies. Most of all, he uncovers the significant way that the Bible shaped the minds and hearts of the reformers.

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