Online Journal Article: "Sola Scriptura And The Reformation: But Which Scripture, And What Translation?" JETS 60/4 (2017): 817–28

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From the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS)

JETS 60/4 (2017): 817–28
SOLA SCRIPTURA AND THE REFORMATION:
BUT WHICH SCRIPTURE, AND WHAT TRANSLATION?
by BEN WITHERINGTON III*
Abstract: While Luther is rightly famous for his strong insistence on sola gratia, sola fide,
and of course justification by grace through faith alone, from an historical point of view, it was
probably his translation of the Bible from the original languages into ordinary German that
had the largest impact on the general public and most furthered the ongoing Reformation. The
placing of the Bible into the hands of everyone was the most revolutionary result of the Reformation. As it turns out, sola Scriptura is perhaps the greatest legacy of what happened 500
years ago.
Key words: canon, Latin Vulgate, Renaissance, Authorized Version, Geneva Bible,
Erasmus’s Greek NT