According to Scripture, the Word of God is ‘living and active’ (Heb 4:12).That affirmation was embraced by the Protestant Reformers, whose understanding of the Christian faith and the church was transformed by their encounter with Scripture.It is also true of the essays found in this volume, which brings together the reflections of church historians and theologians originally delivered at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. As they consider historical, hermeneutical, theological, and practical issues regarding the Bible, these essays reveal that the irrepressible Word of God continues to transform hearts and minds.
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Introduction (Scott M. Manetsch)
Part One: Biblical Interpretation in the Reformation
1. ‘I Have the Word of God’: Scripture, Interpretation, and Crespin’s History of Martyrs (Scott M. Manetsch)
2. Martin Luther’s Christological Principle: Implications for Biblical Authority and Biblical Interpretation (David S. Dockery)
Part Two: Preaching and Pastoral Care in the Reformation
3. ‘Meat, Not Strawberries’: Hugh Latimer and Biblical Preaching in the English Reformation (Michael A. G. Haykin)
4. Scripture as ‘Sacrament’ in Protestant Pastoral and Devotional Literature (Ronald K. Rittgers)
Part Three: Justification and the Reformation
5. Novum or Rursus? Justification and the Bible in the Reformation (Michael S. Horton)
6. Justification for Today (Kevin De Young)
Part Four: The Christian Life in the Reformation
7. The Sainthood of All Believers: The Bible and Sanctification (Thomas H. Mc Call)
8. Luther and the General Priesthood: An Embedded Account (David J. Luy)
Afterword: What Evangelicals Can Learn from the Reformation (Timothy George)
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
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Scott M. Manetsch (Ph D, University of Arizona) is professor of church history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the associate general editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture (RCS), the editor of the volume on 1 Corinthians in the RCS, the author of Calvin's Company of Pastors: Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church, 1536-1609, and the editor of The Reformation and the Irrepressible Word of God.