Library of Christian Classics - Luther: Early Theological Works

Name: Library of Christian Classics - Luther: Early Theological Works
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ISBN: 9780664241667

Edited By: James Atkinson

By: Martin Luther

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Westminster John Knox Press / 2006 / Paperback

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This volume by Martin Luther contains four works from his formative years as a university scholar and unknown monk. These works reveal the thoughts that began the German Reformation. The works included are The Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, The Disputation against Scholastic Theology, The Heidelberg Disputation, and Answer to Latomus. These lesser known works by Luther is now made available for the first time to English readers in The Library of Christian Classics series.

The Library of Christian Classics has long been acclaimed for its quality translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes. The series ensures that modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological works written before the end of the sixteenth century are available for scholars and students, allowing contemporary readers to mine the theological riches of the Christian church though the centuries.

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Title: Library of Christian Classics - Luther: Early Theological Works
By: Martin Luther
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2006

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 1 ounce
ISBN: 0664241662
ISBN-13: 9780664241667
Series: Library of Christian Classics
Stock No: WW41664

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Here James Atkinson provides a translation of Luther's early theoloical works along with his insightful notes on Luther's writings.

Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

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James Atkinson is Professor Emeritus of Biblical History and Literature at the University of Sheffield. He has written a number of books on the Reformation, including The Trial of Luther, Martin Luther and the Birth of Protestantism, and Martin Luther: Prophet to the Catholic Church.