Archive for December, 2008

Waltherian German - Absolution pt 5 Complete

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The translation referenced in the last entry is completed and has been submitted for publication in Logia.
I think Walther makes some good arguments in this part as he addresses primarily the following assertions:
1. absolution is an example of old remaining papal leaven that the Lutheran church never got rid of.  2. The apostles could indeed [...]

More Waltherian German

Monday, December 1st, 2008

A series of articles concerning Absolution was written by the first President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in 1846.  There were 6 parts to the series. [1]  I translated the first part which appeared in the Eastertide 2008 issue of Logia. I have been asked to translate part 5 which will appear in a [...]

Luther on Augustine’s Spirit and the Letter

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I recently finished my latest assignment in Luther translation. [1]  It was a Latin Forward written by Luther for a new publication of Augustine’s  Concerning the Spirit and the Letter.[2]
Luther’s use, criticism, and praise of the fathers is always of keen interest to me.  This work of Augustine was read as part of the curriculum [...]