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: A number of posters on a Catholic Discussion Board have been claiming that Martin Luther used a "snow-covered dunghill" as a ogy for justification. Some have claimed Luther made the ogy in his "Table Talk." : When challenged to provide a reference, others reduced the claim to say "it is a part of the Lutheran tradition, and is an accepted as such by Lutherans, who believe that it is an apt ogy for exaplaining their concept of justification." : A search of the CD-ROM of the American Edition of Luther's Works returned no hits for "snow-covered dunghill." : I have three questions: : 1. Does anyone have any idea where Luther himself may have used "snow-covered dunghill" as an ogy for justification? : 2. Can anyone cite prominent and respected *Lutheran* theologians who have used the phrase "snow-covered dunghill" as an ogy for justification? : 3. In the event of negative responses for questions 1 and 2, can anyone cite prominent and respected *non*-Lutheran theologians who have embraced a "snow-covered" dunghill" as an apt ogy for justification? : I must confess that I've not heard the ogy used by Lutheran theologians or in Lutheran churches. I am really quite curious as to how this particular ogy became attached to Martin Luther. : Thanks in advance. : walt

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