It amazes me as I read the words of Martin Luther how much like a modern translation of the bible it sounds. In making his points regarding the main teaching of Christianity at the time he explains the verse in what was seen as lay-man's terms. To me it seemed to read very similar in nature to the NIV version of the bible. It seems that while Luther was trying to express his views he actually gave us a very basic modern translation of the bible.
In explaining about the freedom of the christian man it is also very evident that it is a man's world and that to be a christian woman does not give you any of these freedoms. At this time we see that the views of Christianity were very geared towards men not only in right but also in beliefs. Even though the world has advanced to allowing women more freedoms and rights many christian churches still view their beliefs in this respect. This is very evident not only in the writings of Luther but much of the history of the church we have studied up to this point.
Although i think the reading of Luther is just as intriguing when you substitute woman for man and little of the meaning is lost. However it is also fascinating to see how many of Luther's ideas have survived all of the different religious movements to now.
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