Luther's Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications PDF
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Copyright © 2022 Concordia Publishing House 3558 S. Je�erson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118-3968 1-800-325-3040 • cph.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Concordia Publishing House. ® Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, ® English Standard Version ), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James or Authorized Version of the Bible. Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International ® ® Version . NIV . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. ™ ® Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version . Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Quotations marked NRSV are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Unless otherwise noted, quotations from the Lutheran Confessions in this publication are from Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, second edition; copyright © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Brackets from Concordia. Hymn texts and quotations from the service orders with the abbreviation LSB are from Lutheran Service Book, copyright © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Quotations marked TLSB are taken from the notes, introductory material, or original articles from The Lutheran Study Bible © 2009 by Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Quotations marked LSCE17 are from Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation, copyright © 1986, 2017 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. This work uses the SBL Hebrew Unicode font developed by the Font Foundation, under the leadership of the Society of Biblical Literature. For further information on this font or on becoming a Font Foundation member, see http://www.sbl- site.org/educational/biblicalfonts.aspx. Manufactured in Hong Kong CONTENTS Abbreviations Contributors Foreword Matthew C. Harrison Introductory Essays General Introduction John T. Pless and Larry M. Vogel What Is Catechism? Gerhard H. Bode Martin Luther’s Approach to the Bible Erik H. Herrmann The Large Catechism as a Handbook for Prayer and Meditation John T. Pless The Large Catechism in Africa Moses Keya Okoyo Luther’s Large Catechism in Regions of Asia and Oceania Alexey Streltsov, Henry Rowold, Wilando T. Roa, Eben Ezer Aruan, Gregory Lockwood, Damodhar Christu Das The Large Catechism in Europe Werner Klän The Large Catechism in Latin America Roberto E. Bustamante Luther’s Large Catechism and the Lutheran Churches in North America Lawrence R. Rast Jr. Martin Luther’s Prefaces to the Large Catechism Introduced and Annotated by Robert Kolb Part I: The Ten Commandments Introduced and Annotated by Charles P. Arand Appendix 1: Essays on the Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments Today Gilbert Meilaender The First Commandment: Idolatry Today Michael A. Lockwood The First Commandment and Apologetics Angus J. L. Menuge The Second Commandment and the Divine Name Charles A. Gieschen The Second Commandment: Contemporary Christians and Honoring the Name of God Ruth Ang-Onn Whiteford The Third Commandment: Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy Steven Paulson The Third Commandment: Word, Worship, and Adiaphora Charles P. Arand The Fourth Commandment: Authority in the Home, State, and Church Carol Geisler The Commandments and Social Justice Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. The Fifth Commandment: Legalized Murder Ti�any Manor The Fifth Commandment: Lawful Lethal Force Joel D. Biermann The Fifth Commandment: Hatred as Murder Warren L. Malueg-Lattimore The Sixth Commandment: Marriage as the First of Institutions Gilbert Meilaender The Sixth Commandment: Sexual Purity Andrea Schmeling The Sixth Commandment: Divorce and Cohabitation Matthew Rueger The Sixth Commandment: Encouragement for Christians with Gender Dysphoria and Homosexual Attraction Stephen N. Lee The Seventh Commandment: Honesty and Work Ricardo Willy Rieth The Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Steal Robert Benne The Seventh Commandment: Martin Luther on Poverty Wade Johnston The Eighth Commandment: Reputation and Truth-Telling in a Changing World Thomas D. Park The Ninth and Tenth Commandments: Justice for All, Exemptions for None John Arthur Nunes The Ninth and Tenth Commandments: Coveting and Contentment John T. Pless The Close of the Commandments Thomas J. Egger The Close of the Commandments: Wrath of God, Fear of God Larry M. Vogel Part II: The Apostles’ Creed Introduced by Charles P. Arand Appendix 2A: Essays on the Apostles’ Creed What Is a Creed? Jack D. Kilcrease The Holy Trinity James G. Bushur Article I of the Apostles’ Creed Introduced and Annotated by Charles P. Arand Appendix 2B: Essays on the First Article I Believe in God the Father John T. Pless God as Creator Richard J. Serina Jr. God the Creator: Objections and Denials Joel D. Heck Our Stewardship of Creation Charles P. Arand Article II of the Apostles’ Creed Introduced and Annotated by Jacob Corzine Appendix 2C: Essays on the Second Article The Person of Christ Jacob Corzine Martin Luther on the Atonement Robert Kolb Christ and the Ecumenical Councils Joel C. Elowsky The Fall into Sin Robert Kolb What Is “Gospel”? William M. Cwirla Saving Faith, Confessing Faith Samuel H. Nafzger Article III of the Apostles’ Creed Introduced and Annotated by Mark Mattes Appendix 2D: Essays on the Third Article The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. The Church Naomichi Masaki The Mission of the Holy Catholic Church Larry M. Vogel Future Eschatology Paul R. Raabe The Resurrection of the Body Herbert C. Mueller Jr. (†) The Life Everlasting Edward G. Kettner Virtual Christianity A. Trevor Sutton Part III: The Lord’s Prayer Introduced and Annotated by John W. Kleinig Appendix 3: Essays on the Lord’s Prayer What Is Christian Prayer? Larry M. Vogel The Lord’s Prayer as a Model Carol Geisler The Theology of the Cross in the Lord’s Prayer James Arne Nestingen The First Petition: Hallowing God’s Name Peter C. Bender The Second Petition: Mission as the Expansion of the Kingdom of God Klaus Detlev Schulz The Second Petition: The Two Kingdoms Joel D. Lehenbauer The Third Petition: The Will of God Roland Ziegler The Third Petition: The Holy Cross in Christian Life Harold L. Senkbeil The Fourth Petition: Prayer for “Our Entire Life” Paul W. Robinson The Fifth Petition: Praying as Sinner and Saint Timo Laato The Fifth Petition: The Christian Life—Forgiven and Forgiving Joshua C. Miller The Sixth Petition: Temptation John T. Pless The Seventh Petition: Evil—The Foe(s) Esko Murto The Seventh Petition: Deliver Us from Evil—On Suicide Stephen Pietsch The Seventh Petition: Evil—Persistent and Personal Robert H. Bennett The Seventh Petition: A Good, Blessed Death Peter J. Brock The Means of Grace The Word of God: The Chief Thing in the Sacraments Joel D. Lehenbauer and Larry M. Vogel Part IV: Baptism Introduced and Annotated by Robert Kolb Appendix 4: Essays on Baptism Martin Luther’s Baptism Texts Jerald C. Joersz The Baptism of Jesus Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. Infant Baptism and Saving Faith Mark D. Tranvik Election Robert Kolb Baptism and the Christian Life Gene Edward Veith Jr. Part V: The Sacrament of the Altar Introduced and Annotated by Roland Ziegler Appendix 5: Essays on the Sacrament of the Altar The Presence of Christ Naomichi Masaki Closed Communion Larry M. Vogel Frequent, Worthy Reception Bryan Wolfmueller Part VI: Brief Exhortation to Confession Introduced and Annotated by John T. Pless Appendix 6: Essays on Confession and Absolution Holy Absolution Matthew C. Harrison Why Private Confession? Brent W. Kuhlman Indexes Acknowledgments
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