<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Reformation in Transylvania, Lutheran in structure, has been from its very beginning in direct contact with representatives of the Orthodox Church. An Orthodox clergyman, Philippus Pictor (Filip Moldoveanul), had worked for decades in Hermannstadt in the service of the magistrate, with tasks – among other responsibilities – in the printing house; it was probably during his activity in office that the (now lost) Romanian catechism of 1544, the church-slavonic and the bilingual (Slavonic-Romanian) gospels were printed. There are good reasons to assume that these prints were made directly by the initiative of the city council; but this was not an attempt at the conversion of Romanians to the Evangelical faith, but rather an exercise of the duty – emerging from Luther’s theology – to make possible for all people the access to Scripture.</p></abstract>

The Reformation in Transylvania, Lutheran in structure, has been from its very beginning in direct contact with representatives of the Orthodox Church. An Orthodox clergyman, Philippus Pictor (Filip Moldoveanul), had worked for decades in Hermannstadt in the service of the magistrate, with tasks – among other responsibilities – in the printing house; it was probably during his activity in office that the (now lost) Romanian catechism of 1544, the church-slavonic and the bilingual (Slavonic-Romanian) gospels were printed. There are good reasons to assume that these prints were made directly by the initiative of the city council; but this was not an attempt at the conversion of Romanians to the Evangelical faith, but rather an exercise of the duty – emerging from Luther’s theology – to make possible for all people the access to Scripture.

Mission and Limitations. Back to the Origins of Lutheran-Orthodox Contacts in the 16th Century

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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The Reformation in Transylvania, Lutheran in structure, has been from its very beginning in direct contact with representatives of the Orthodox Church. An...

Mission and Limitations. Back to the Origins of Lutheran-Orthodox Contacts in the 16th Century

Publié en ligne: 08 mai 2018

Pages: 90 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0006

Mots clés
Reformation in Transylvania, early Lutheran-Orthodox relations, first books in Romanian, Hermannstädter Printing House, Gospel, Romanian Catechism, Philippus Pictor / Filip Moldoveanul, Hermannstädter Magistrate, Martin Luther

© 2018 Dietmar Plajer, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mission and Limitations. Back to the Origins of Lutheran-Orthodox Contacts in the 16th Century

Publié en ligne: 08 mai 2018

Pages: 90 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0006

Mots clésReformation in Transylvania, early Lutheran-Orthodox relations, first books in Romanian, Hermannstädter Printing House, Gospel, Romanian Catechism, Philippus Pictor / Filip Moldoveanul, Hermannstädter Magistrate, Martin Luther

© 2018 Dietmar Plajer, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Reformation in Transylvania, early Lutheran-Orthodox relations, first books in Romanian, Hermannstädter Printing House, Gospel, Romanian Catechism, Philippus Pictor / Filip Moldoveanul, Hermannstädter Magistrate, Martin Luther