The Life of Martin Luther (Part 7): Eck's Theses, Luther's Insults, Worms, & Bible Translation (1519-1523)

Andrew, Kyle, and James discuss Johann Eck's theses against Luther and other Reformers, Luther's sharp polemics, the burning of the papal bull, the Diet of Worms, Luther's stay at Wartburg Castle, and his translating the New Testament into German. 

Shownotes: -Johann Eck's 404 Theses -Go to this website to let Luther insult you -Herman Selderhius' book Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography -The phone app game mentioned is "Luther-- The Journey" -Luther's Preface to the New Testament can be found in Luther's Works Volume 35

We refer to two previous episodes of our podcast: -Our episode with Stephen Chester, on the Reformers, the New Perspective on Paul, and Pauline Interpretation -Our episode with Volker Leppin on the Leipzig Debate