on the plain sense of scripture and the way we read

The perspicuity of scripture has been a main tenet of Protestant biblical hermeneutics since the Reformation era, and can be seen particularly in Martin Luther’s well known Sola Scriptura doctrinal/hermeneutical principle. Luther was appealing to the unique nature of the Bible’s intrinsic authority, while rejecting any extra-biblical traditions tacked on by the Catholic church. Luther, [...]