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Meeting Melanchthon
A Brief Biographical Sketch of Philip Melanchthon and a Few Samples of His WritingBy Scott Leonard KeithNarrated by Jeff MacareLength1h 29m
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Most scholars consider Melanchthon to be a Reformation enigma. He, the developer of the Reformation doctrine of forensic justification, is contrarily condemned as a synergist. Known well as the Protestant preceptor of Germany, he was Martin Luther's lifelong friend, colleague, teacher of Greek, and fellow reformer. Upon arriving at Wittenberg, Melanchthon was a theologian neither by trade nor by training. He was a classically trained expert in classical languages, neo-Latin poet, textbook author, Greek scholar, humanist, and above all, an educator
Though he was offered a doctorate on several occasions, he was not a doctor of theology. Yet his influence on the protestant reformation of the 16th century is profound, both through the Loci Communes (the first Lutheran systematic theology) and the Augsburg Confession both of which came from his pen.
Dr. Scott Keith, who has spent much time studying and translating this great reformer, has written this short biography by way of introduction. Also, Melanchthon speaks for himself in fresh translations of his work.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, History
Length1 hr 29 mins
Narrated byJeff Macare
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 27, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Openingcredits
8Amanoftrouble
2Anintroduction
9Theconclusion
3Theearlyyears
10Themethodofthelocicommunes
4Melanchthonsmagnumopus
11Theusesofthedivinelaw
5Workworkwork
12Concerningthegospel
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6Thebirthdayofthelutheranchurch
13Justificationandfaith
7Freewheelinglibertineorlawdog
14Closingcredits