The “Enemies of God” in Luther's Final Sermons: Jews, Papists, and the Problem of Blindness to Scripture

Martin Luther's attack on the supposed “enemies of God” in his final sermons was part of the reformer's concerted effort to announce his last will and testament for evangelical Christianity. Chiefly, the article defines what made Jews and “papists” distinct from other enemies in Luther...

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Published in:Dialog
Main Author: Evener, Vincent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Dialog
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Anti-semitism
B Jews
B Martin Luther
B Papacy
B Judaism
B Reformation
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Summary:Martin Luther's attack on the supposed “enemies of God” in his final sermons was part of the reformer's concerted effort to announce his last will and testament for evangelical Christianity. Chiefly, the article defines what made Jews and “papists” distinct from other enemies in Luther's view. Jews and papists both had possessed Scripture since ancient times; yet they remained unreceptive—for reasons Luther struggled to explain—to the Word therein.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12259