Luke. The Reformation Commentary on Scripture Series

Kreitzer, Beth ed.

ISBN 10: 0830829660 / ISBN 13: 9780830829668

Published by Intervarsity Press Academic, 2015

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2015. hardcover. Dust jacket now in clear plastic BRODART protector. 573pp. NEW.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Luke. The Reformation Commentary on Scripture Series
• Publisher: Intervarsity Press Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0830829660
• ISBN 13: 9780830829668
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: NEW
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • New Testament Commentaries

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Synopsis

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Reflecting on this verse from the Gospel of Luke (2:11), Martin Luther declared it to be a summary of the gospel: "See here what the gospel is, namely, a joyful sermon about Christ our Savior. Whoever preaches him rightly preaches the gospel and pure joy."Reformation commentators meditated upon the significance of the good news of Jesus Christ during a vibrant era in the history of the church that was characterized by spiritual renewal and reform, doctrinal controversy (especially over matters such as the presence of Christ in the Lord?s Supper) and the overriding desire to understand the meaning and implications of Scripture for Christian belief and practice. While in many ways similar to the other Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of Luke also testified to this good news through unique material, including the announcement of Jesus? birth to the shepherds in the fields, the parable of the prodigal sonand Jesus? appearance to his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection. In this volume, Beth Kreitzer skillfully leads readers through the rich diversity of Reformation commentary on the Gospel of Luke. Readers will be able to listen toboth well-known and lesser-known voices from a variety of theological traditions, including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman Catholics, many of whose comments appear for the first time in English. By drawing from an array of Reformation resources - including commentaries, sermons, treatises and confessions - this volume will equip scholars to understand better the depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, and it will provide contemporary preachers with resources from thosein the Reformation church who sought to understand the meaning of this "good news of great joy" (2:10).

About the Author

Beth Kreitzer (PhD, Duke University) is the Director of the Program in Liberal Studies at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. She is the author of Reforming Mary: Changing Images of the Virgin Mary in Lutheran Sermons of the Sixteenth Century.