jesus in every age
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Jesus In Every Age. Session Four: Christ Present in Faith. Jesus in the Reformation Era. Humanism and Jesus. The Renaissance was a great scholarly revival F resh readings of ancient texts in the original language ( ad fontes ) Practical: how should we live, order society - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jesus In Every Age
Session Four: Christ Present in Faith.
Jesus in the Reformation Era
Humanism and JesusThe Renaissance was a great scholarly revival Fresh readings of ancient texts in the
original language (ad fontes) Practical: how should we live, order society Critical of established institutions Dignity of the individual
Christ widely discussed as teacher and exemplar: “the universal man” Scholarly attention to New Testament:
Erasmus’ Novum Instrumentum (1516)“Don’t look upon Christ as a mere word, as an empty expression, but rather as charity, simplicity, patience and purity—in short, in terms of everything he has taught us.” Erasmus, Enchiridion militis Christi
Christ in Renaissance Art The Renaissance brought a great revival
in visual art, reflected new ideas in portrayal of Christ Biblical scenes in contemporary contexts:
call to imitation Some artists rely on classical models—
better use of perspective, greater realism Some try to put Christ back in his context
—more Jewish, Eastern Some artists show influence of new trends
in mysticism
Luther: Solus ChristusMartin Luther began the Reformation with an attack on the sale of indulgences in 1517Claimed that the Catholic
hierarchy was teaching a false Gospel
Luther stressed Pauline doctrine of justification by faith: we are saved by the death of Christ, grace is God’s free gift to those who believe
Focus on the crucified Christ—takes our sin upon him, grants us His righteousness
Lutheran piety strongly Christocentric—Jesus reveals the Father’s heart, we cling to Him by faith
Christ and the Bible RevolutionReformers placed great emphasis on Bible translation and readingScripture as the only source of doctrineThe Gospel as a reality one must wrestle with and understand
for one’s selfRediscovery of Gospel stories with vivid preaching that put one
in the place of the first believersDevotional reading would lead to musical elaboration in the
cantatas and passions of Bach
Cleanser of the TempleCalvin and his followers rejected sacred images as idolatrousGeneral feeling among the
reformers that grandeur was a mask for corruption: call to Gospel simplicity—identified with Christ’s attack on a useless sacrificial system
Churches stripped of ornaments
Christian worship redesigned as sober proclamation of the Word
Art patronage shifts to secular entities—new genres develop
Anabaptists: Disciples of the Prince of Peace
The radical side of the Reformation sought to create communities of fully committed disciplesRadical ethic of Gospel
obedience: banned oaths, war, private property
Separated out from wider society
Widely persecuted: saw this as a testimony to their faithfulness
Developed strong ethic of individual conscience, toleration