The Life of Martin Luther (Part 5): Wittenberg, Interpreting the Psalms, the Reformation "Breakthrough" Debate (1510-1517)

Andrew and Kyle tackle development from the pre-Reformation Luther to the, let's say, 'half-Reformation' Luther who posts the 95 Theses. Enjoy!

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Shownotes:  -Robert Kolb's book Luther's Wittenberg World: The Reformer's Family, Friends, Followers, and Foes

-The quote about Spalatin was from Lyndal Roper's book Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet 

-Amy Mantravadi's historical-fiction novels Broken Bonds and Face to Face

-Look here to see artwork of Lucas Cranach

-Luther's commentary on the Psalms can be found in Luther's Works, Volume 10

-Brian T. German's book Psalms of the Faithful: Luther's Early Reading of the Psalter in Canonical Context

-Andrew discusses his own article "Between Two Testaments: Luther’s Shift in Attitude Toward the Book of Revelation" which was published in Logia Vol. 32, No. 3

-The article above referenced Scott Hendrix's “Luther against the Backdrop of the History of Biblical Interpretation" found in the journal Interpretation vol. 37 and Erik Herrmann's article “Luther’s Absorption of Medieval Biblical Interpretation,” from The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology

-R.C. Sproul's book Luther and the Reformation: How a Monk Discovered the Gospel

-Lowell Green's book How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel

-Ernst Bizer's book Fidex ex audita

-The book on the Finnish interpretation of Luther that we mentioned is Union with Christ

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