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God's Two Words

The distinction between God’s law and God’s gospel lies at the core of the Lutheran and Reformed traditions—and has long been a point of controversy between them. God’s Two Words offers new contributions from ten key Lutheran and Reformed scholars on the theological significance of the law-gospel distinction.

Following introductory chapters that define the concepts of law and gospel from each tradition, contributors explore how the distinction between law and gospel plays out in theology, preaching, the reading of Scripture, and pastoral care. As it traces both the common ground and the areas of disagreement between the two traditions, this book amplifies and clarifies an important conversation that has been ongoing since the sixteenth century.

CONTRIBUTORS

Michael Allen
Charles Arand
Erik H. Herrmann
Kelly Kapic
Peter Malysz
Mark C. Mattes
Steven Paulson
Katherine Sonderegger
Scott Swain
Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Jonathan A. Linebaugh

Jonathan A. Linebaugh serves as Anglican Chair of Divinity and professor of New Testament and Christian theology at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. He is the author or editor of several books, including The New Perspective on Grace, The Word of the Cross, God’s Two Words, and The Well That Washes What It Shows: An Invitation to Holy Scripture.

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company