Give Me the Bible: A Hymn Bible Study

"Oh, that God would give me such a book for myself" — Martin Luther's own words after first opening a chained Bible. This episode is a hymn Bible study on "Give Me the Bible," and it opens with the scripture behind the hymn that shaped two of history's boldest Reformers.

Dr. Kylie Fisher traces the hymn's imagery of the Bible as light and gladness back to the real experiences of Martin Luther and William Tyndale — Luther's dramatic realization on Pilate's staircase that "the just shall live by faith," and Tyndale's costly decision to translate Scripture into English so ordinary believers could read it for themselves. Along the way, the episode explores 2 Peter 1:19's "more sure word of prophecy" and Christ's promise in Revelation 2:28 to be our "bright and morning star."

In this episode, you will hear:

• Martin Luther's staircase moment and what it meant for the Reformation
• Why William Tyndale gave his life for an English New Testament
• How the hymn's imagery of light connects to Revelation 2:28
• The lasting influence of Tyndale's translation on our Bibles today

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