Writing 'new' decalogues: Martin Luther’s development of the Pauline-Augustinian tradition of natural law

Raath, Andries

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“…Martin Luther subscribed to the theory of natural law, which he cites to impugn the traditional Church's legalistic reading of the Ten Commandments. 66 The reformer insisted that his early modern German co-religionists strive truly to live according to the Decalogue, which he treated as a compendium of divinely sanctioned doctrine. The first commandment was for Luther the chief source and foundation for all the rest.…”

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“…62 Luther and the Catholic Church largely followed the Pauline-Augustine order of the first eight commandments. 63 For the ninth and tenth commandments, however, Luther diverged from the Catholic Church, instead using the word order of Exodus 20:17. 64 The two commandments are understood to be given exclusively to the Jews, even though in part they concern Luther's followers.…”

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A Religio-Political Discourse: The Decalogue in the Large Catechism of Martin Luther

Kim¹

2016

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The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur'an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modern era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th century reformist people adopted to defend their new religious movement against the Medieval Catholic tradition. In particular, when Martin Luther led a new protestant church, he wrote a clear commentary of the new faith in the form of two catechisms in 1529. The Small Catechism was for training of children. The Large Catechism was an institutional manual for pastors or teachers. The German reformer independently applied the Exodus version (20:17) of the Decalogue in the Large Catechism. Then, how did Luther use the Decalogue in the light of his reformation campaign? How has his metaphorical discourse been revealed on the Decalogue? This paper explores the textual genre and historical context of the Reformation teaching in unveiling Luther's religio-political intention over the authority and power of the traditional papacy.

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A Religio-Political Discourse: The Decalogue in the Large Catechism of Martin Luther

Kim¹

2016

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Perfectionism and the Threat of Grace: Reimagining Theological Principles for Healing

Burt

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Providence, conscience of liberty and benevolence – the implications of Luther’s and Calvin’s views on natural law for fundamental rights

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2007

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Prof. Johan van der Vyver recently identified a need for a Scriptural foundation of human rights. In this article it is argued that together with their evangelical perspectives, Luther’s and Calvin’s Ciceronian re-interpretation of Thomism produced very important perspectives for establishing the moral context of a Scriptural basis for fundamental rights and duties. The impli- cations of the views of both Luther and Calvin on fundamental duties and justice presuppose a moral context from which is- sues related to human rights can be approached. In that regard the views of Luther and Calvin still have much to contribute towards developing an evangelical approach to human rights.

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Writing 'new' decalogues: Martin Luther’s development of the Pauline-Augustinian tradition of natural law

Abstract: Writing "new"decalogues: Martin Luther's development of the Pauline-Augustinian tradition of natural law This essay argues in favour of Martin Luther subscribing to the theory of natural law in his theology. An in-depth

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A Religio-Political Discourse: The Decalogue in the Large Catechism of Martin Luther

A Religio-Political Discourse: The Decalogue in the Large Catechism of Martin Luther

Perfectionism and the Threat of Grace: Reimagining Theological Principles for Healing

Providence, conscience of liberty and benevolence – the implications of Luther’s and Calvin’s views on natural law for fundamental rights

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