Luther’s Allegory of the Three Doves

Contrary to popular misconception, the Reformation did not halt the use of allegorical interpretation. Alongside many of his contemporaries, Martin Luther (1483–1546) sought meaning beyond the literal-historical sense; however, he required that these spiritual interpretations be aligned with the rule of faith, thus adapted to Christ, the church, and the catechism (that is, the Ten…
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