Ms Savanna Sullivan, Program Executive for Youth
Department for Theology, Mission, and Justice
The Lutheran World Federation
150, route de Ferney
P.O. Box 2100
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
[email protected]
Study material for the Young Reformers' Space held on 31 March 2016
"Introduction" by Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata,p.7-21
from “You have the Words of Eternal Life- Transformative readings of the Gospel of John from a Lutheran perspective", LWF Documentation 57, October 2012
This text introduces us to 3 important aspects of interpretation that informs the LWF hermenutic process : Firstly to focus on the biblical text itself, secondly the context of the text and of the readers, thirdly the theological tradition of the readers. Together they define the way we can find meaning in a biblical text.
"Lutheran Hermeneutics: An Outline" by Hans-Peter Grosshans, p.22-40
from “You have the Words of Eternal Life- Transformative readings of the Gospel of John from a Lutheran perspective", LWF Documentation 57, October 2012
A historical account of the Lutheran tradition of biblical interpretation since the time of reformation.
"The Word of God creates and affirms both unity and diversity"
from "The Self-Understanding of the Lutheran Communion- A Study Document", The Lutheran World Federation, 2015
The Lutheran tradition was established from the beginning around a new discovery of the Scriptures: They speak to us in the form of "law" and "gospel".