TY - BOOK AU - George,Timothy TI - Reading scripture with the reformers SN - 9780830829491 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BS511.3 .G46 2011 U1 - 220.6094/09031 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - IVP Academic KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Reformation KW - Church history N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Why read the reformers? -- Ad fontes! -- The Erasmian moment -- Whose Bible? which tradition? -- Doctor Martinus -- Lutheran ways -- Along the Rhine -- Preach the Word N2 - Timothy George takes readers through the exciting events of the sixteenth century, showing how this dynamic period was instigated by a fresh return to the Scriptures. He immerses us in the world of the Reformation, its continuities with the ancient and medieval church, and its dramatic upheavals and controversies. Most of all, he uncovers the significant way that the Bible shaped the minds and hearts of the reformers ER -