07_Luther’s Separation From Rome – Great Controversy (1911) Ellen G. White

Foremost among those who were called to lead the Church into the Great Reformation was the humble, but unshakable man, Martin Luther. What kind of a man was he? Where did he come from? And why did he do what he did? Martin Luther, the man who opened the Bible to a world. — HISTORICAL DATING OF THIS CHAPTER: Events in this chapter covers the period of time between November 10, 1483 and January 2, 1521—the first 37 years of Martin Luther’s life. He entered Erfert University in 1501, received his Master’s degree in 1505, traveled to Rome in 1510, received his Doctor of Theology in 1512, and began preaching. Luther nailed the 95 theses to the Castle Church door on October 31, 1517. Two years later, Tetzel died. Phillip Melanchthon arrived in 1518. Luther’s trial at Augsburg occurred in October 1518. Two years later, Pope Leo X’s bull condemned Luther.