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^1 Luther and the New - Testament The frontispiece of Luther's 1546 edition of the New Testa- ment (fi,gure 2.1) reueak much about the protestant Refor- mation'. First, most words are written in Germmt, not l.atin, thus reflecting the protestant q.tiew that. the Bible should be readby everyone, The place is Wittenberg where Luther initiated the Reformation by posting his niiety-fiue thes es in 1 5 1 7 . The y ear, 1 5 4 6, * ^ ihot ol Luther, s ieath. In the picture Christ on.the cross is flanked. by the praying Luther on tlw right and his patron, the elector i1 So*rr1, oi the left. This symbolizes the two unified in the ceiral Protestmfi belief of justification by faith, the actual politi. cal-religious alliance of the two that was so impirtant for t-h_e spread of Lutheranism in Germany, ond. ti, ,om- patibilitJ of Church and state according io Lutheranism. The_general simplicity and lack of orro*entation of this work reflect Lutlteranism und part of what it rejected about Catholicism. The book itself, produced mechanically, indi- cates the importance of the recently inqtented printing press for the Reformation. CoNsmrR: How this frontispiece might explain or slmbolixe the causes of tlrc Reformation. Luther and the Catholic Clergy Debare SebaldBeham Both Catholics and.protestants often used drt to propdgate *1b.yr"y: in.the Reformation debate. Nuremier[ irtist Sebald Beharn's 1525 woodcut (fig.Lre 2.2) appeared in a broadsheer with a rcxt by Hmrs iih, ,ntrtt d'i-uther and the Artisans . On the left are the ,,godless,,_pembers of trades, including a painter holding o utrk *d brush, a beil caster, and a fisherman witl-this net_all relying on religious commissions from the Catholic church. TL,iy iomptai that Luther has unjustly attacked the clergl for practices such as the sale of indulgences ond rental oy ,hrrri lands. Thq are led -by .a nuy and a priest, who ioinx on accwing finger at Luther. On th.e right is a group of hmbte peasants_ representing the "common psn,_lsf, fu MaiAn Luther, who uses the Bible b arLswer charges against him and. in_ struct his d.ccusers to seek the kingdom of-God. Christ, above in a circle of clouds and holding orb atl scepter a Lord. of th.e world, cdsrs hls judgment against the clergy fu inctuding his scepter to Luther's side. CoNsropn, lih,at thx palntting reeeals about the Reforma.tion; how thb painting ,on por* to the previous illwtration. I
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Luther and the New -
TestamentThe frontispiece of Luther's 1546 edition of the New Testa-ment (fi,gure 2.1) reueak much about the protestant Refor-mation'. First, most words are written in Germmt, notl.atin, thus reflecting the protestant q.tiew that. the Bibleshould be readby everyone, The place is Wittenberg whereLuther initiated the Reformation by posting his niiety-fiuethes es in 1 5 1 7 . The y ear, 1 5 4 6, * ^ ihot ol Luther, s ieath.In the picture Christ on.the cross is flanked. by the prayingLuther on tlw right and his patron, the elector i1 So*rr1, oithe left. This symbolizes the two unified in the ceiralProtestmfi belief of justification by faith, the actual politi.cal-religious alliance of the two that was so impirtantfor t-h_e spread of Lutheranism in Germany, ond. ti, ,om-patibilitJ of Church and state according io Lutheranism.The_general simplicity and lack of orro*entation of thiswork reflect Lutlteranism und part of what it rejected aboutCatholicism. The book itself, produced mechanically, indi-cates the importance of the recently inqtented printing pressfor the Reformation.
CoNsmrR: How this frontispiece might explain or slmbolixethe causes of tlrc Reformation.
Luther and the Catholic Clergy DebareSebaldBehamBoth Catholics and.protestants often used drt to propdgate
*1b.yr"y: in.the Reformation debate. Nuremier[ irtistSebald Beharn's 1525 woodcut (fig.Lre 2.2) appeared in abroadsheer with a rcxt by Hmrs iih, ,ntrtt d'i-uther andthe Artisans . On the left are the ,,godless,,_pembers oftrades, including a painter holding o utrk *d brush, a beilcaster, and a fisherman witl-this net_all relying on religiouscommissions from the Catholic church. TL,iy iomptai thatLuther has unjustly attacked the clergl for practices such asthe sale of indulgences ond rental oy ,hrrri lands. Thq areled
-by .a nuy and a priest, who ioinx on accwing fingerat Luther. On th.e right is a group of hmbte peasants_
representing the "common psn,_lsf, fu MaiAn Luther,who uses the Bible b arLswer charges against him and. in_struct his d.ccusers to seek the kingdom of-God. Christ, abovein a circle of clouds and holding orb atl scepter a Lord. ofth.e world, cdsrs hls judgment against the clergy fu inctudinghis scepter to Luther's side.
CoNsropn, lih,at thx palntting reeeals about theReforma.tion; how thb painting ,on por* to the previousillwtration.
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