Luther rejected the popular allegorical interpretation of Scripture in favor of a historical, literary and philological interpretation. Although Luther saw the Bible as much more than a historical document, he did not find the study of the Bible as a historical document, including it’s textual errors, to be a threat to its status as the word of God.

—Dr. Walter Taylor, at a meeting of Canadian and U. S. Lutheran bishops today

Bishop of the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

January 8, 2011

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