However , a study of his marginalia reveals an early antipathy to Martin Luther and an admiration for Erasmus .
Traditionally , he has been portrayed as a humanist whose enthusiasm for biblical scholarship prepared him for the adoption of Lutheran ideas , which were spreading during the 1520s .
A study of his marginalia reveals an early antipathy to Martin Luther and an admiration for Erasmus .
Traditionally , he has been portrayed as a humanist whose enthusiasm for biblical scholarship prepared him for the adoption of Lutheran ideas , which were spreading during the 1520s .