Das Ihesus Christus ain geborner Iude sey
Dass Jesus Christus ein geborener Jude sei
Das Jhesus Christus ain geborner Jude sey
Summary: The fifth printing of Luther's early treatise, "That Jesus Christ was born a Jew", in which he denies the charges made against him that he did not believe in the Virgin Birth, but rather that Jesus was a naturally born child of Joseph and Mary. In this tract, Luther confesses that he believes that Jesus was born a Jew of the Virgin Mary. He also hopes that his teaching will bring more Jews to convert to Christianity. In his view, the teaching and practice of many who came before him, as well as of his opponents, was the chief cause that most Jews did not convert. Confronted with what had been traditional teaching before him, he says, to be a true Christian one would almost have had to become a Jew, and any sincerely believing and practicing Jew would as soon have become a pig as a Christian.
Signatures: A-C⁴ D² E⁴. D2 missigned "D3". T.p. verso and last page are blank.
Imprint: Place of printing and name of publisher from Benzing.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within wood-engraved architectural border.
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Ramminger, Melchior, -1543?
Augsburg (Germany)
German
Early works to 1800
Judaism
Jesus Christ
Sixteenth century
36 unnumbered pages
21 cm
Text
books
Quarto
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Historiated title page border of Luther's Das Ihesus Christus ain geborner Iude sey
Benzing, 1534
1523 LUTH UUUU
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