Question

A phrase in this language titles a document that critiques biological “revelations” with the phrase “false coins of this sort do not deserve Christian currency.” A work in this language derides one concept “sold on the market like cheapjacks’ wares” when instead Christians should be seeking that concept’s “costly” version. This language was used by two founders of the Confessing Church to write The Cost of Discipleship (10[2])and the 1919 commentary Epistle to the Romans. This language was used to write the text to a hymn beginning “A mighty fortress is (10[1])our (10[1])God,” (10[5])and it provides the common non-English name of the song “O Christmas Tree.” For 10 points, Philip Melanchthon (“muh-LANK-thun”) helped translate the Bible into what vernacular language under the leadership of Martin Luther? ■END■

ANSWER: German [or Deutsch; accept Low German or High German or Swiss German; accept Swiss Standard German or Swiss High German; accept Basel German or Baseldeutsch or Baseldytsch] (The lead-in is from Mit brennender Sorge.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ABard A6610
Ben SterlingYale AYale C6610
Aiden DartleyRutgers AYale B9010
Sam MacchiVassarPenn B9110
John John GrogerColumbia AHaverford9210
Cooper RohColumbia BRowan A9210
Austin GuoPrinceton AColumbia C9210
Richard NiuCornell CPenn A9210
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BPrinceton B9210

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%0%85.89