Category Archives: Martin Luther and the Reformation

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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Tanks for the Ukraine

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

There´s a lot of grumbling about this war inflicted on the Ukraine. Lots of touchiness who’s right or wrong. Well, there´s no doubt in my mind that Putin is the aggressor and that far too many Russians are voluntarily goosestepping … Continue reading →

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Luther on articles of faith…

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

I will here briefly recount these articles of the Christian faith to which everyone is above all things to pay attention and hold fast. The first is the law of God, which is to be preached so that one thereby … 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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Table talk in the Old Latin School

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Sitting at my father´s table is one of my favorite memories. There was plenty of space. So that not just nine kids – with three grandmothers – enjoyed my mother´s gastronomic gifts. There was the mission secretary Hanns Gnauk, who … Continue reading →

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Genesis Lectures.

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

“Luther´s exegesis over more than a decade.” Part 7 of “Guidance in the Pentateuch. Re-reading Moses with Luther.” Genesis Lectures (8 volumes in Luther´s Works – and over 11 yrs)[1] John Maxfield finds this evangelical understanding in the lectures (Pg.9), … 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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