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Kenya Carter
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∙ 14y agoIn short: Christian- Protestant
Lutheranism began right before the Renaissance as a revolt against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The denomination's namesake did not want to start a new church, but merely change or 're-form' those teachings which he believed were not in line with what The Bible taught. While the Roman Church did not change their teachings, Luther's ideas spread rapidly and the Reformation began.
The Lutheran motto is "Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura," which means that people can enter heaven ONLY because of faith given to them by the grace of God, with the Bible being the only rule of measure for their lives.
In America, there are a few different branches of the Lutheran Church. The ELCA is the largest and arguably the most liberal. The WELS is the third largest and one of the most conservative branches in America. The LCMS is the second largest and somewhat conservative. There are other branches, as well.
Famous Lutherans include Philip Melanchthon, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, C.F.W. Walther, Dietrich Bonhöffer, and William Rehnquist.
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∙ 12y agoLutherans are another type of christians, they follow Martin Luther.
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∙ 13y agoMartin Luther was a catholic but as he did not agree with their worship, he broke away from the and started the Lutheran church.
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Was there any controversy around the Pauline letters?
There was and still is much controversy with regards to Paul's letters. Most of the controversy surrounding the Pauline letters is authorship; which letters did he write and which ones are not by his hand? Some scholars say Paul wrote 5 letters, 4 are still being debated, and that 4 letters were written by someone other than Paul:Romans- by Paul1 Corinthians- by Paul2 Corinthians- by PaulGalatians- by PaulEphesians- still debatedPhilippians- still debatedColossians- still debated1 Thessalonians- by Paul2 Thessalonians- still debated1 and 2 Timothy- not by PaulTitus- not by PaulPhilemon- by PaulN.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham and one of the most widely read biblical scholars of our day and critical of the 'old perspective' on Paul, says the 'fixed points' of scholarship which, growing as they did out of a very different era to our own, may perhaps have been allowed to remain more by fashion than by solid argument. Take for example the widespread assumption still common in many quarters that not only Ephesians but also Colossians are not written by Paul himself, even if they may contain some material that goes back to him. He says our suspicions ought to be aroused by the fact that such consensus as there has ever been on the subject came from the time when the all dominant power in New Testament scholarship lay with a particular kind of German existentialist Lutheransim for whom any ecclesiology other than a purely functional one, any view of Judaism other than a purely negative one, any view of Jesus Christ other than a fairly low Christology, any view of creation other than a Barthian "Nein" was deeply suspect. Furthermore, the assumption that a high Christology must mean later, and non Pauline, authorship has been brought to the material, not discovered within it.
How many New Testament epistles did Paul write?
Another answer from our community:The thirteen epistles which have been attributed to Paul are undoubtedly written by Paul. The reason is simple. The early church was interested in truth and only truth. If they did not know who write something then it would not be attributed to anyone, as for example, Hebrews. One church officer was in fact dismissed for adding the name of an apostle to his otherwise orthodox writing to give it authority.Today, people use various styles of writing as did well known authors of the past when referring to different subjects or writing to different people. Paul regularly used a secretary due to apparent problems with his own eyesight and so this may also account for some differences. Differences in style thus do not at all prove differences in authorship and the case for Pauline authorship of all the letters which bear his name is actually quite strong as there are major similarities of style which are often ignored.Hebrews has a number of distinctly Pauline features in it. The differences in style here can also be accounted for by the subject matter, as well as the Jewish audience. Scholars come down on both sides of the fence with Hebrews. There is evidence both ways, with a number of authors suggested including Paul, Luke, Clement of Rome and Apollos. As far as we can be certain, Paul wrote thirteen letters/books of the Bible, though with books like Hebrews, we're still not certain who wrote them, and Paul could be their author. In general, however, Paul wrote countless letters, as they were the primary means of communication (besides talking), to various people, churches, and institutions about many, many different topics. Thirteen of those are in the Bible.Answer:A longstanding tradition regards Paul as the author of the letter to the Hebrews, but recent scholars find that conclusion doubtful for various reasons, including the style and vocabulary of the Greek text.There are 13 books normally attributed to Paul :Epistle to the RomansFirst Epistle to the CorinthiansSecond Epistle to the CorinthiansEpistle to the GalatiansEpistle to the EphesiansEpistle to the PhilippiansEpistle to the ColossiansFirst Epistle to the ThessaloniansSecond Epistle to the ThessaloniansFirst Epistle to TimothySecond Epistle to TimothyEpistle to TitusEpistle to PhilemonAnswer:There was and still is much controversy with regards to Paul's letters. Most of the controversy surrounding the Pauline letters is authorship; which letters did he write and which ones are not by his hand? Some scholars say Paul wrote 5 letters, 4 are still being debated, and that 4 letters were written by someone other than Paul:Romans- by Paul1 Corinthians- by Paul2 Corinthians- by PaulGalatians- by PaulEphesians- still debatedPhilippians- still debatedColossians- still debated1 Thessalonians- by Paul2 Thessalonians- still debated1 and 2 Timothy- not by PaulTitus- not by PaulPhilemon- by PaulN.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham and one of the most widely read biblical scholars of our day and critical of the 'old perspective' on Paul, says the 'fixed points' of scholarship which, growing as they did out of a very different era to our own, may perhaps have been allowed to remain more by fashion than by solid argument. Take for example the widespread assumption still common in many quarters that not only Ephesians but also Colossians are not written by Paul himself, even if they may contain some material that goes back to him. He says our suspicions ought to be aroused by the fact that such consensus as there has ever been on the subject came from the time when the all dominant power in New Testament scholarship lay with a particular kind of German existentialist Lutheransim for whom any ecclesiology other than a purely functional one, any view of Judaism other than a purely negative one, any view of Jesus Christ other than a fairly low Christology, any view of creation other than a Barthian "Nein" was deeply suspect. Furthermore, the assumption that a high Christology must mean later, and non Pauline, authorship has been brought to the material, not discovered within it.We have no idea how many he wrote, but it was certainly more than the 13 (or 14) commonly attributed to him in the New Testament. At least one of those (1 Corinthians) refers to an earlier letter which he had written to the Corinthians, which did not survive. Without doubt, there were others.Paul wrote a total of 14 books, including one from prison.
