Nicholas of Lyra and Lutheran Views on Ecclesiastical Office
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10079998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rega Wood (St. Bonaventure University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 451-462 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046900039725 |
| OpenAlex | W2063806571 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Sixteenth-century reformers, led by Martin Luther, justified their resistance to the Roman Church on the basis of Scripture literally understood. Were they influenced by the foremost medieval authority on the literal meaning of Scripture, Nicholas of Lyra? At one time, it seemed obvious that the answer was, ‘yes’. According to a couplet famous in the sixteenth century: Si Lyra non lyrasset, totus mundus delirasset, Lutherus non saltasset
Art · Couplet · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literal (mathematical logic · Literature · Meaning (existential · Poetry · Resistance (ecology · Classics · History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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