By Henning Graf Reventlow
Quantity three of background of Biblical Interpretation bargains with an period Renaissance, Reformation, and humanism characterised via significant adjustments, reminiscent of the rediscovery of the writings of antiquity and the newly invented paintings of printing. those advancements created the context for the most very important sessions within the heritage of biblical interpretation, one who mixed either philological insights made attainable by means of the now-accessible historical texts with new theological impulses and routine. As consultant of this era, this quantity examines the lives and instructing of Johann Reuchlin, Erasmus, Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, John Calvin, Thomas Müntzer, Hugo Grotius, and a number of different influential exegetes.
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He embittered the nobles by the murder of the knight Hans von Hutten (1515). Twice he was outlawed by the emperor. The feud with the Swabian Confederation, which Ulrich had instigated, ended in 1519 with his expulsion (lasting until 1534). Even Reuchlin suffered income losses from the war. Since Stuttgart was spoiled for him due to political circumstances, he moved in 1519 to Ingolstadt, where he applied for a professorship in Greek and Hebrew, which he received in 1520. Numerous hearers attended the famous scholar’s lectures there.
This stance agrees with dogmatic statements in other passages, where Lefèvre concurs with orthodox views such as the immaculate conception of Mary (on Rom 7:14, folio 84 v) or purgatory (on Matt 5:21–22, Gospel commentary, folio 24 r and v). On the other hand, he can say: “The word of God suffices. This alone is enough to find life that knows no end. ” Here one expects to encounter the Reformational “Scripture alone,” the more so since Lefèvre points to the early church, which lived by the Word alone.
Reuchlin studied Greek with the humanist Rudolf Agricola (1443/4–1485). Wessel Gansfort (ca. 1419–1489) encour- 30 RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION, HUMANISM aged him in Hebrew studies. With Heynlin, Reuchlin relocated in 1474 to Basel, where he continued his Greek studies particularly (with a Greek, Andronikos Contoblakas) and remained until 1477. He received his baccalaureate of liberal arts in 1475; he became a master (with the right to lecture in this field) in 1477. This was the normal course of study.