Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
The profundity of Luther’s direct engagement with Holy Scripture ought not to obscure the fact that he had an intimate and extensive knowledge of the works of the Church Fathers. Not only Augustine, but Origen, Jerome, and Gregory the Great feature prominently in his writings, and there are scores of references to others. There can be no doubt that the teaching of the Church Fathers also represents a significant element of Luther’s theological inheritance.
Mark D. Thompson, A Sure Ground on Which to Stand: The Relation of Authority and Interpretive Method in Luther’s Approach to Scripture (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2006), p. 17.
Mark D. Thompson, A Sure Ground on Which to Stand: The Relation of Authority and Interpretive Method in Luther’s Approach to Scripture (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2006), p. 17.