Martin Luther as Prophet, Teacher, and Hero :

A study of Martin Luther's legacy explains how the view of Luther as prophet, teacher, and hero shaped the thought and action of his followers.

Robert Kolb (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison) is Missions Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He is the author of numerous books and essays and served as the co-editor of The Sixteenth Century Journal from 1994 to 1997.

Abbreviations

7

(1)

Illustrations

8

(1)

Introduction

9

(8)

Part One Theander Lutherus: The Man of God as Prophet, Teacher, and Hero

The Living Prophet: Luther in the View of His Contemporaries

17

(22)

The Beginnings of the Reformation

18

(7)

From Monk and Teacher to Prophet and Angel

25

(9)

Burying and Praising Luther

34

(5)

The Prophet of God: Luther as the Authoritative Interpreter of God's Word

39

(36)

The Assertion of Luther's Authority

40

(6)

The Perspective of Cyriakus Spangenberg

46

(4)

Descriptions of Luther as Apostle, Evangelist, and Prophet

50

(5)

Luther's Authority in Mid-Sixteenth-Century Confessions and Corpora Doctrinae

55

(8)

Luther's Authority in the Formula of Concord

63

(2)

The Decline of Luther's Prophetic Authority

65

(10)

The German Prophet: Luther as Hero of the People and the Nation against the Baalites of Rome

75

(28)

Depicting the Hero

75

(7)

The Characteristics of the Prophetic Hero

82

(4)

Writing the Life of the Hero

86

(17)

The Teaching Prophet: Luther as Instructor of Pure Teaching in Conflict with the Sacramentarians

103

(18)

Luther's Teaching Office through the Republication of His Works

104

(1)

Luther's Teaching in the Crypto-Philippist Controversy

105

(7)

The Apology of the Book of Concord

112

(3)

Luther as Prophetic Teacher in the Crypto-Calvinist Controversy of the 1590s

115

(6)

The Hero of the Reformation: Popular Presentations of Luther in Maturing Lutheranism

121

(16)

Martin Luther on Stage

121

(5)

The Reformation Jubilee and Luther's Image

126

(11)

Part Two Opera Omnia Reverendi Domini Martini Lutheri: The Reprinting of Luther's Works in the Half Century after His Death

The Complete Luther: The Initial Editions of Luther's Published Teaching

137

(18)

The First Collected Works

139

(2)

The Wittenberg Edition

141

(5)

The Jena Edition

146

(4)

The Eisleben Edition

150

(1)

Luther's Correspondence

151

(1)

Table Talk

152

(3)

Blossoms and Bouquets from Luther's Thought: Topical Collections and Individual Reprints of Luther's Publications

155

(40)

For the Comfort and Instruction of God's People

155

(28)

The Postils

156

(1)

The Catechism

157

(6)

The Hymns

163

(2)

Pastoral Theology

165

(1)

Devotional Materials

166

(4)

Prayers

170

(2)

Biblical Comment

172

(3)

Social Thought

175

(3)

Prophetic Prediction

178

(5)

Polemic

183

(7)

Aids for Reading Luther

190

(5)

The Loci Communes Lutheri: Luther Systematized for Teaching the Faith

195

(30)

Introduction of the Topical Approach

195

(4)

Topical Overviews of Luther's Theology

199

(8)

Organizing Luther for Edification

207

(18)

The Form of Luther's Thought according to Corvinus

208

(3)

The Form of Luther's Thought according to Kirchner

211

(5)

The Form of Luther's Thought according to the Brandenburg Theologians

216

(1)

The Form of Luther's Thought according to Walther

217

(2)

The Form of Luther's Thought according to Fabricius

219

(6)

Conclusion. Theander Lutherus

225

(6)

Appendix. The Printing History of the Wittenberg and Jena Editions of Luther's Works

231

(2)

Bibliography

233

(36)

Index

269

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