Luther was constrained by ideas, images, and superstitions regarding the Jews and Judaism that he inherited from medieval Christian tradition. But the engine in the development of Luther's theological thought as it relates to the Jews is his biblical hermeneutics. Just as "the Jewish question" is a central, core component of his thought, so biblical interpretation (and especially Old Testament interpretation) is the primary arena in which fundamental claims about the Jews and Judaism are formulated and developed.
Luther was constrained by ideas, images, and superstitions regarding the Jews and Judaism that he inherited from medieval Christian tradition. But the engine in the development of Luther's theological thought as it relates to the Jews is his biblical hermeneutics. Just as "the Jewish question" is a central, core component of his thought, so biblical interpretation (and especially Old Testament interpretation) is the primary arena in which fundamental claims about the Jews and Judaism are formulated and developed.
Martin Luther, the Bible, and the Jewish People: A Reader
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780800698041 |
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Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress, Publishers |
Publication date: | 08/01/2012 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |