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The People's Book

The Reformation and the Bible [Paperback]

by Jennifer Powell McNutt, David Lauber

    • Authors

      Jennifer Powell McNutt +1

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

    • Published

      June 2017

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      Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses caught Europe by storm and initiated the Reformation, which fundamentally transformed both the church and society. Yet by Luther's own estimation, his translation of the Bible into German was his crowning achievement.

      The Bible played an absolutely vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. In addition, the proliferation and diffusion of vernacular Bibles--grounded in the original languages, enabled by advancements in printing, and lauded by the theological principles of sola Scriptura and the priesthood of all believers--contributed to an ever-widening circle of Bible readers and listeners among the people they served.

      This collection of essays from the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference--the 25th anniversary of the conference--brings together the reflections of church historians and theologians on the nature of the Bible as "the people's book." With care and insight, they explore the complex role of the Bible in the Reformation by considering matters of access, readership, and authority, as well as the Bible's place in the worship context, issues of theological interpretation, and the role of Scripture in creating both division and unity within Christianity.

      On the 500th anniversary of this significant event in the life of the church, these essays point not only to the crucial role of the Bible during the Reformation era but also its ongoing importance as "the people's book" today.

      Introduction: "That Most Precious Jewel"
      Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber

      Part I: Access and Readership
      1. Teaching the Church: Protestant Latin Bibles and Their Readers
      Bruce Gordon
      2. Scripture, the Priesthood of All Believers, and Applications of 1 Corinthians 14
      G. Sujin Pak
      3. Learning to Read Scripture for Ourselves: The Guidance of Erasmus, Luther, and Calvin
      Randall Zachman
      4. The Reformation and Vernacular Culture: Wales as a Case Study
      D. Densil Morgan

      Part II: Transmission and Worship
      5. The Reformation as Media Event
      Read Mercer Schuchardt
      6. The Interplay of Catechesis and Liturgy in the Sixteenth Century: Examples from the Lutheran and Reformed Traditions
      John D. Witvliet
      7. Word and Sacrament: The Gordian Knot of Reformation Worship
      Jennifer Powell McNutt

      Part III: Protestant-Catholic Dialogue
      8. John Calvin's Commentary on the Council of Trent
      Michael Horton
      9. The Bible and the Italian Reformation
      Christopher Castaldo
      10. Reading the Reformers After Newman
      Carl Trueman

      Part IV: The People's Book Yesterday and Today
      11. From the Spirit to the Sovereign to Sapiential Reason: A Brief History of Sola Scriptura
      Paul C. H. Lim
      12. Perspicuity and the People's Book
      Mark Labberton

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      • Authors

        Jennifer Powell McNutt +1

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

      • Published

        June 2017

      • Weight

        341g

      • Dimensions

        153 x 227 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9780830851638

      • ISBN-10

        0830851631

      • Eden Code

        4502958

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      • ISBN: 9780830851638

      • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

      • Release Date: June 2017

      • Weight: 341g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 227 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4502958


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