In his preface to the German Bible translation, Luther articulates the hermeneutical principle 'do not make a Moses out of Christ'—meaning that Christ adds something new to the Mosaic law and transcends it rather than merely replicating it.
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“in his preface to the german translation of the bible he makes a number of very interesting arguments... he says first of all do not make a moses out of christ”
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