How Luther regards Moses: the lectures on Deuteronomy
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Why Deuteronomy? Understanding the Purpose of the Lectures -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Luther and the Wittenberg Movement -- 1.3 Developments in Luther's Thought during the Wartburg Period...
| Résumé: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Why Deuteronomy? Understanding the Purpose of the Lectures -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Luther and the Wittenberg Movement -- 1.3 Developments in Luther's Thought during the Wartburg Period -- 1.3.1 Pre-Wartburg: On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church -- 1.3.2 Wartburg: The Misuse of the Mass -- 1.3.2.1 Defining Scriptural Authority -- 1.3.2.2 The Universal Priesthood -- 1.3.2.3 Sacrifice in the Lex Christi -- 1.4 Luther and Karlstadt: A Comparison -- 1.4.1 Karlstadt's On the Removal of Images -- 1.4.2 Exemplars or Aberrations? -- 1.4.2.1 Karlstadt's Regarding Vows -- 1.4.2.2 Luther: Letters and Treatises from the Wartburg -- 1.5 Conclusions and Looking toward Deuteronomy -- 2. What has Homer to do with Moses? Moses as Author of Scripture -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Luther's Concept of Moses as Author in the Lectures -- 2.2.1 Human Agency and Divine Authorship -- 2.2.1.1 Obstacles in Language and Translation -- 2.2.1.2 Moses's Agency as Author of Deuteronomy -- 2.2.2 The Author as Creative and Imaginative Genius -- 2.2.3 The Mosaic Style of Writing -- 2.2.3.1 Constructing and Structuring the Text -- 2.2.3.2 Modes of Speech and their Meaning -- 2.2.3.3 Repetition, Remembrance, and Repetition as Rhetorical Style -- 2.3 The Role of Moses as Author -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3. Fountain and Father of all Prophets: Moses as Prophet of Faith -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Moses and the Prophet as Teacher -- 3.2.1 Conflicts over Prophecy in the Reformation -- 3.2.1.1 Müntzer on Prophecy -- 3.2.1.2 Luther contra Müntzer -- 3.2.2 Deuteronomy as Moses's Lectures -- 3.2.3 Moses's Pedagogical Compassion -- 3.3 The Teachings of Moses in Deuteronomy -- 3.3.1 The Role of Experience in Luther's Hermeneutic -- 3.3.1.1 Conscience as the Location of Experience. Though undertreated by modern scholars, Martin Luther's lectures on Deuteronomy are critical to understanding his theological development as an exegete and also the course of the Reformation in the wake of Luther's return from the Wartburg in 1522. In these lectures, Luther engages deeply with Moses, whom he sees as an author, prophet, and ruler. These three ways of regarding Moses allow Luther to forge a new approach to the Mosaic law, shaping his response to what he perceives as the evangelical legalism of Andreas Karlstadt and Thomas Müntzer. By shedding light on these exegetical principles and connecting these lectures to surrounding events, Miles Hopgood brings new clarity as to why Luther broke with Karlstadt and the nature of his dispute with Müntzer, demonstrates the importance of the Hebrew Bible in shaping Luther's mature exegesis, and opens the door for fresh perspectives not only on the events of 1521-1525 but Luther's entire career as interpreter of scripture. --Back cover |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (214 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-647-50007-2 |