Category Archives: Bibel und Übersetzung

Luthers Vorrede auff den psalter (WA 10,1 S.94ff)

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Den Psalter hat Luther zeitlebens studiert, gebetet und angewendet. In 1524 hat er ihn wieder als Teil des Alten Testaments in Deutsch übersetzt. Zu den jeweilig übersetzten Büchern hat der ehrwürdige Doktor dem Laien Vorreden geschrieben und darin einiges erklärt … Continue reading →

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Oh, do listen up!

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking forward to this Sunday. It is “Sexagesimae” – the second Sunday before Lent): Oh, that today You would listen as He speaks! Do not harden Your hearts. Hebrews 3,15 This blessed Sunday we are focused on the triune God´s … Continue reading →

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So, how should Christians regard Moses?

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Part 6: Guidance in the Pentateuch: Re-reading Moses with Luther. ML answers this question summarily in a sermon dated 27th August 1525, which was the 29th in a string of seventy-seven sermons on Exodus (Bachmann, Pg.159): Eyn Unterrichtung wie sich … Continue reading →

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So, what does Luther look for in Moses?

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Part 5: Guidance in the Pentateuch. Re-reading Moses with Luther. The provocative “Judensau” is displayed outside on St.Mary´s. It too is very much in the lime-light and contemporary controversies – way beyond the limits of old Wittenberg.[1] Luther as translator of … Continue reading →

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Can we give up the OT?

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

(Part 4 Guidance in the Pentateuch. Re-reading Moses with Luther.) Professor Notger Slenczka (Alexander von Humboldt University, Berlin) provokes with his statements concerning the relation of Old and New Testament (2015). This fundamental theological debate sparked fireworks even in the … Continue reading →

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The Gospel way: Sola fide

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Part 3 of “Guidance in the Pentateuch. Re-reading Moses with Luther” In stark contrast to the determinative and fatal law is the Gospel as new way (Acts 9,2), which is the triune God´s only route to salvation from the very … Continue reading →

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Religion: Reconnecting with God (Laws of life)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

(2. Guidance in the Pentateuch: Rereading Moses with Luther) Judaism, which understand itself as God´s distinct people and their “constitution as God´s own people” (Seebaß 1996), has as one of its central precepts the Halakha, meaning the walk, way, route, or path … Continue reading →

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Guidance in our daily life

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

(Part 1. Guidance in the Pentateuch: Rereading Moses with Luther) “Inspiration, authority, and guidance – how does God lead today?” There are many opinions concerning this topic both within and outside the Christian church. The lectures on the planned conference … Continue reading →

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Guidance in the Pentateuch

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

0. Introduction to “Re-reading Moses with Luther” Jogging in Kullavik – just south of Göteborg – a local encouraged me to press on during my holidays: “The universal principle will guide You.” Well, I didn´t get lost. Not immediately. Not … Continue reading →

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Search the Scriptures… (John 5,39)

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Dr. Martin Luther´s preface to the Old Testament Luther´s Works Vol.35 from Page 235 onwards translated by Charles M. Jacobs and revised by E. Theodore Bachmann. Luther writes: “There are some who have little regard for the Old Testament. They … Continue reading →

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