Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus
The prince of the humanists, whose Greek New Testament of 1516 served the Reformation, but who sought the moral reform of Rome rather than the recovery of the gospel and wrote against Luther on the freedom of the will.
God
How the Reformation restored God to the center of faith and life through Scripture, challenging the medieval synthesis and human autonomy.
Greek New Testament
How Erasmus’s printed Greek New Testament helped Reformers return to the sources and shaped the translations of Luther, Zwingli, and Tyndale.
History of the Bible
A history of the Bible’s canon, transmission, ancient versions, medieval preservation, printing, Reformation translation, and modern abundance.
Hubmaier's Christian Catechism
Balthasar Hubmaier's Christian Catechism of 1526, the first Anabaptist catechism: written at Nikolsburg as instruction before baptism, its logic, its author's remarkable and troubling life, and an honest Reformed assessment.
Louis de Berquin
A short biography of Louis de Berquin (c. 1490–1529), “the most learned of the nobles,” translator of Luther and Erasmus, and martyr at Paris.
Not the Renaissance
A contrast between the man-centered rebirth of Renaissance humanism and the God-centered recovery of the gospel in the Protestant Reformation.
Noël Béda
The Sorbonne’s formidable syndic, who hounded Lefèvre, Erasmus, and Berquin and demanded torture for the “false doctors.”
Preface to the 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible
The original Translators to the Reader preface to the 1611 King James Version, explaining the need, purpose, and method of Bible translation.
Redemption
How the Reformation recovered the biblical gospel of redemption by grace through faith in Christ as God’s power to save sinners.
The Freedom of the Human Will
A survey of the Reformation debate between Erasmus and Luther over the fallen will, saving grace, divine sovereignty, and human responsibility.
Tyndale’s New Testament
The story, Greek sources, theology, language, smuggling, and lasting influence of William Tyndale’s 1526 English New Testament.
