On 8/3/07, Mauro Diotallevi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wow. The way I learned it, from an adult Lutheran studying for her > Confirmation, was that Luther didn't become interested in vernacular > versions of the bible until he was in Wartburg, when he did a German > translation of the New Testament. But it looks like she was confusing > his translation into German with the beginning of his interest. I am > not now, nor do I claim to have ever been, a Luther scholar :-)
It is a matter of some controversy because he denied it. His defense was that he was only writing for an academic audience. If he admitted that he helped translate any of his "heretical" writings into vernacular, he'd have been in big trouble. Of course, all of that became moot when he decided that the Pope was the anti-christ and had no authority over him. And I apologize for misinterpreting what you wrote in the essay. I > though you were speaking specifically about the 95 theses, when as you > say above you were referring to all of his theses. Not knowing about > the other theses from around that time, when you wrote, "Luther wrote > a series of short theses in 1517" I assumed you were referring to the > 95 that I knew about. I certainly meant no offense. None taken. I'm fascinated by the way that our thinking about sources of authority began to change during those times. I think it's changing again now. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
