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Prof. F. Bruce Gordon's "Calvin" (amazon) is a new biography of John Calvin released in 2009, which coincides to John Calvin's 500th birthday. I learned about the biography from the 2009 Desiring God National Conference: With Calvin in the Theater of...416. Here I Stand, The Life of Martin Luther (Review) June 29, 2009 6:46pm
Tags: John Calvin, Bruce Gordon, Biography, Book, Melanchthon, Martin Luther, Bullinger, Theodore Beza, Martin Luther, Phillip Melanchton, Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss Reformation
Here I Stand : A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton is a best selling biography of Martin Luther (amazon). I found a 1955 paperback edition at Half Price Books for a few dollars. My copy has about 300pages and says "Over A Million Sold" on the c...380. The Legacy of Sovereign Joy October 8, 2008 2:04pm
Tags: Here I Stand, The Life of Martin Luther, Roland Bainton, Martin Luther, Reformation, Lucas Cranach the Elder, George Marsden, Jonathan Edwards
I remarked that "John Calvin is basically a disciple of Augustine" and my brilliant wife, Tracy, recommend that I read John Piper's book, "The Legacy of Sovereign Joy." The book is short read (150pgs) and is available for free online at Desiring God....362. Biblical Calligraphy June 7, 2008 7:30pm
Tags: The Legacy of Sovereign Joy, John Piper, Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin
I'm now interested in Biblical Calligraphy after meeting someone at my church who is hand copying the epistle of Romans from the ESV translation into a handmade book. Before the Gutenberg printing press, all bibles were hand copied by scribes and man...361. Bible Commentaries February 10, 2009 1:05pm
Tags: calligraphy, bible, gutenberg, esv, romans, martin luther, luther bible
Here are a couple important bible commentaries that I would recommend you read first before consulting others. Martin Luther's commentary on Galatians and Romans and John Calvin's commentary on the whole bible. Modern scholars still refer to John Cal...356. Counted to him as righteousness May 15, 2008 6:09pm
Tags: bible commentaries, john calvin, martin luther, d.a. carson, john piper, timothy keller, monergism
It's remarkable that James quotes Genesis 15:6 to prove that "faith" must be supplemented by "good works" (see James 2:22). Paul quotes the exact same verse Galatians 3:6 to prove that "faith" and "works" are opposites and we are saved by "faith alon...
Tags: Abraham, James, Paul, Galatians, Genesis, Martin Luther, Roman Catholic Church, Faith, Works, Temple
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