Martin Luther: A Biography Of Martin Luther (1483- 1546)
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Martin Luther: A Biography of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, the son of Hans Luther, who
worked in the copper mines, and his wife Margarethe. He went to school at
Magdeburg and Eisenach, and entered the University of Erfurt in 1501,
graduating with a BA in 1502 and ....
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Dominican Johann Tetzel, became irrepressible. As professor of biblical
exegesis at Wittenberg (1512--46), he began to preach the doctrine of
salvation by faith rather than works; and on 31 October 1517 drew up a
list of 95 theses on indulgences denying the pope any right to forgive
sins, and nailed them on the church door at Wittenberg. Tetzel retreated
from Saxony to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, where he published a set of counter-
theses and burnt Luther's. The Wittenberg students retal ....
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