Galatians, Ephesians (Reformation Commentary on Scripture)

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The gospel of justification by faith alone was discovered afresh by the Reformers in the epistolary turrets of the New Testament: the letters to the Galatians and the Ephesians.

At the epicenter of the exegetical revolution that rocked the Reformation era was Paul's letter to the Galatians. There Luther, Calvin, Bullinger and scores of others perceived the true gospel of Paul enlightening a situation parallel to their own times--the encroachment of false teachers and apostates upon the true teaching of salvation by grace through faith.

In Ephesians, the Reformers gravitated to what they understood to be the summit of Paul's vision of salvation in Christ. Finding its source, beyond time, in the electing love of God, the Reformers disseminated the letter’s message of temporal hope for Christians living under the duress of persecution.

For the Reformers, these epistles were living, capsule versions of Paul's letter to the Romans, briefs on the theological vision of the celebrated apostle. Probed and expounded in the commentaries and sermons found in this volume, these letters became the very breath in the lungs of the Reformation movements.

The range of comment on Galatians and Ephesians here spans Latin, German, French, Dutch and English authors from a variety of streams within the Protestant movement. Especially helpful in this volume is Gerald Bray's editorial presentation of the development of tensions among the Reformers.

The epistles of Galatians and Ephesians open up a treasure house of ancient wisdom, allowing these faithful Reformation witnesses to speak with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.

Galatians, Ephesians (Reformation Commentary on Scripture) Review

Evangelicals have been suffering from an identity crisis. I believe we have lost a sense of connection to the past. That loss of connection has left us immature and ill-equipped to address concerns and conflicts that face us. Edmund Burke has said that "those who don't know history are destined to repeat it". History has many lessons to teach us. But we can only learn those lessons if we are willing to listen to voices past.

Fortunately for us the Reformation Commentary on Scripture has published its inaugural volume. Editor Gerald Bray and General Editor Timothy George have given a great gift to contemporary Christians with this volume. It is appropriate that the first volume in a series focusing on the Reformation and the Reformers would be on Galatians.

There are many strengths that I would like to highlight:

First, this volume (and series) brings together a wealth of resources. This is not just a collection of Luther's comments on Galatians, or John Calvin's or Zwingli's. In fact those men are included, but so are many, many others - Erasmus, Williams Perkins, among mant others. Their comments on Scripture are insightful and extremely helpful. Without this volume their insight would be lost to but a few - and those probably only scholars of history. They are all brought together in one binding for the pastor, professor or educated lay-men to explore.

Second, it reads like a normal commentary. That may seem obvious, but imagine the frustration you would experience if each reformer's commentary was in a section of its own. It would be cumbersome to flip between Luther, Calvin, Erasmus, Perkins, Musculus and Gwalther. Instead, each is integrated under the appropriate passage. Thus they are all accessible quickly and intuitively. It would have made sense to section each commentary individually. But it is far more helpful to integrate them.

Third, each author is allowed to speak for himself. Editorial comments can be helpful. I have known them to even be quite illuminating. But, in a commentary such as this it is more important for Calvin to speak for himself rather than Drs. Bray and George to speak for Calvin. These men - fine scholars as they are - see the greater wisdom in letting Calvin say what Calvin wants to say the way he wants to say it. There is greater value in learning to speak French than only speaking through an interpreter.

This is a great gift to the contemporary church. The editors have done a fine job of bringing together a wealth of resources under one binding while still allowing each to speak for themselves.

NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission I would like to state that I received a complementary copy of the aforementioned text for the purposes of review. I was not required to furnish a positive review.

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