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Luther’s Use and Reception of Erasmus’ New Testament

Elmelund, Conrad Thorup LU orcid (2021) In Publikationer fra Det Teologiske Fakultet p.53-82
Abstract
The article examines Martin Luther’s reception of Erasmus’ Novum Testamentum omne as a translator of the text of the second edition (1519) and as an engaged reader of the Annotations in the fourth edition (1527). It is concluded that Luther’s primary Vorlage for his German translation of Galatians was the Greek column of Erasmus’ second edition (1519), while his translation of Hebrews mainly reflects the Latin column. Secondly, the article considers Luther’s marginal notes in his copy of Erasmus’ fourth edition. The notes reveal that Luther was often dissatisfied with Erasmus’ philological approach, and this dissatisfaction is explained with reference to their public controversy over the nature of Scripture.
Abstract (Swedish)
Artikeln undersöker Martin Luthers reception av Erasmus Novum Testamentum omne som översättare av texten i andra upplagan (1519) och som engagerad läsare av Annotationerna i den fjärde upplagan (1527). Man drar slutsatsen att Luthers primära Vorlage för hans tyska översättning av Galaterbrevet var den grekiska kolumnen i Erasmuss andra upplaga (1519), medan hans översättning av Hebréerbrevet huvudsakligen återspeglar den latinska kolumnen. För det andra tar artikeln hänsyn till Luthers marginalanteckningar i hans exemplar av Erasmus fjärde upplaga. Anteckningarna avslöjar att Luther ofta var missnöjd med Erasmus filologiska synsätt, och detta missnöje förklaras med hänvisning till deras offentliga kontroverser om Skriftens natur.
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Nya testamentet, Erasmus, Luther, Översättning, Skriftens klarhet, New testament, Erasmus, Luther, translation technique, Clarity of Scripture
host publication
Luther fra andre vinkler : Fem forskningsartikler - Fem forskningsartikler
series title
Publikationer fra Det Teologiske Fakultet
editor
Vind, Anna
issue
91
pages
30 pages
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Det Teologiske Fakultet, Københavns Universitet
ISBN
978-87-93361-61-4
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English
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no
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12b2592b-1e14-458b-a236-4d32a79e933b
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2023-09-29 15:38:54
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  author       = {{Elmelund, Conrad Thorup}},
  booktitle    = {{Luther fra andre vinkler : Fem forskningsartikler}},
  editor       = {{Vind, Anna}},
  isbn         = {{978-87-93361-61-4}},
  keywords     = {{Nya testamentet; Erasmus; Luther; Översättning; Skriftens klarhet; New testament; Erasmus; Luther; translation technique; Clarity of Scripture}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{91}},
  pages        = {{53--82}},
  publisher    = {{Det Teologiske Fakultet, Københavns Universitet}},
  series       = {{Publikationer fra Det Teologiske Fakultet}},
  title        = {{Luther’s Use and Reception of Erasmus’ New Testament}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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