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Prophets and Grammarians: On the Purpose and Method of Higher Education in Reformation Zurich
No full textAfter years of preparation, in June 1525 Zwingli’s plan could finally come to fruition: from then on learned scholars would give daily public and free lectures in Latin on theology, rhetoric, dialectic and poetics. This marked the beginning of the history of higher education in Zurich, which was due to culminate in the foundation of the University of Zurich three centuries later. But what was Zwingli’s intention in giving birth to those public lectures? Which models inspired him and how should his purposes be fleshed out in the classroom? The article addresses these questions by pointing to the essential connection that, according to the Zurich Reformers, linked prophecy and grammar together.After years of preparation, in June 1525 Zwingli’s plan could finally come to fruition: from then on learned scholars would give daily public and free lectures in Latin on theology, rhetoric, dialectic and poetics. This marked the beginning of the history of higher education in Zurich, which was due to culminate in the foundation of the University of Zurich three centuries later. But what was Zwingli’s intention in giving birth to those public lectures? Which models inspired him and how should his purposes be fleshed out in the classroom? The article addresses these questions by pointing to the essential connection that, according to the Zurich Reformers, linked prophecy and grammar together
Grosse Linien: Zur Selbststilisierung Johann Jakob Wettsteins
No full textRegarding his character the posthumous assessments of the famous textual critic John James Wettstein range between praise (Krighout) and insult (Frey). In contrast to these external ascriptions the author focusses on Wettstein’s self-assessment or, more precisely, on his self-fashioning by consulting an apology that has been drafted in the course of the “Wettsteinhandel” and the Dedicatio of Wettstein’s Greek New Testament. It turns out that Wettstein was not afraid to put himself in a line with big names in the history of protestant theology.Regarding his character the posthumous assessments of the famous textual critic John James Wettstein range between praise (Krighout) and insult (Frey). In contrast to these external ascriptions the author focusses on Wettstein’s self-assessment or, more precisely, on his self-fashioning by consulting an apology that has been drafted in the course of the “Wettsteinhandel” and the Dedicatio of Wettstein’s Greek New Testament. It turns out that Wettstein was not afraid to put himself in a line with big names in the history of protestant theology
127. Jahresbericht des Zwinglivereins über das Jahr 2023
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Debatten über den Abfassungsanlass des Römerbriefes in Kommentaren der Reformationszeit
No full textIn contemporary exegesis, the image prevails that the interpreters of the Reformation period read the Pauline Epistles as timeless theological treatises and not as situational and contextual letters. Melanchthon’s characterization of the Epistle to the Romans as a «doctrinae christianae compendium» is often cited as evidence for this. In contrast, the exemplary study of eight argumenta of commentaries on the Letter to the Romans from the 16th century shows that the early modern commentators had a picture of the historical circumstances in which this letter was written and tried to understand the letter from it. For this end, they used information from ancient commentaries (especially from Origen, Pelagius and Pseudo-Ambrosius) about Paul’s life and the situation in Rome.In contemporary exegesis, the image prevails that the interpreters of the Reformation period read the Pauline Epistles as timeless theological treatises and not as situational and contextual letters. Melanchthon’s characterization of the Epistle to the Romans as a «doctrinae christianae compendium» is often cited as evidence for this. In contrast, the exemplary study of eight argumenta of commentaries on the Letter to the Romans from the 16th century shows that the early modern commentators had a picture of the historical circumstances in which this letter was written and tried to understand the letter from it. For this end, they used information from ancient commentaries (especially from Origen, Pelagius and Pseudo-Ambrosius) about Paul’s life and the situation in Rome
Johann Conrad Ulmers theologisches Vermächtnis: Seine fünf Predigten von den Heiligen Sakramenten, 1598
No full textJohann Conrad Ulmer (1519–1600), a native of Schaffhausen, received his theological education in Basel, Strasbourg and Wittenberg. From 1543 to 1566 he worked as a preacher and reformer in Lohr am Main (Franconia), from 1566 to 1600 in Schaffhausen, first at the abbey church of All Saints, then in the church of St. John, and also as dean of the Schaffhausen parish. He was a highly respected and successful preacher, catechist, pastor, theological writer and church politician. His influence was so great that he is considered the second reformer and architect of the Reformed Church in Schaffhausen.He himself described his Five Sermons on the Holy Sacraments (1598) as his theological legacy. In them, he dealt with the sacraments in general, the Lord’s Supper in particular, the benefits, use and fruits of the Lord’s Supper, the misguided developments in the theology of the Lord’s Supper in the course of church history and their refutation by the Reformed theology of his time. He himself relied on the Bible, the Confessio Helvetica Posterior and other Reformed confessional writings. He polemicized sharply against the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, as laid down in the Council of Trent and the Formula Concordiae. Ulmer was strongly influenced by the confessional age that began in Schaffhausen around 1550.Johann Conrad Ulmer (1519–1600), a native of Schaffhausen, received his theological education in Basel, Strasbourg and Wittenberg. From 1543 to 1566 he worked as a preacher and reformer in Lohr am Main (Franconia), from 1566 to 1600 in Schaffhausen, first at the abbey church of All Saints, then in the church of St. John, and also as dean of the Schaffhausen parish. He was a highly respected and successful preacher, catechist, pastor, theological writer and church politician. His influence was so great that he is considered the second reformer and architect of the Reformed Church in Schaffhausen.He himself described his Five Sermons on the Holy Sacraments (1598) as his theological legacy. In them, he dealt with the sacraments in general, the Lord’s Supper in particular, the benefits, use and fruits of the Lord’s Supper, the misguided developments in the theology of the Lord’s Supper in the course of church history and their refutation by the Reformed theology of his time. He himself relied on the Bible, the Confessio Helvetica Posterior and other Reformed confessional writings. He polemicized sharply against the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, as laid down in the Council of Trent and the Formula Concordiae. Ulmer was strongly influenced by the confessional age that began in Schaffhausen around 1550
Celine S. Young, Received by Christ: A Biblical Reworking of the Reformed Theology of the Lord’s Supper, 2023
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Herman A. Speelman / Daniël Timmerman, Gereformeerde getijden: Over vroegmoderne vernieuwing van het spirituele levensritme, 2023
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