Brian German on Luther's early Psalms lectures: a reappraisal of the plain sense of Scripture, worked out by following the shape of the Psalter itself. Read more.
Brian German shows Luther in the act of reappraising the plain sense of Scripture - the shift that made the Reformation possible - and locates it in his early lectures on the Psalms.
By following the canonical shaping of the Psalter, Luther refined his interpretive principles into a more finely grained hermeneutic. He inspires us to read the Psalms empathetically alongside ancient Israelites and the early fathers, and stirs us to join the faithful synagogue in praying them.
