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In 1520, Martin Luther’s view of the papacy shifteddramatically and permanently. While the events of 1519 played a rolein his evolving view of the papacy as the Antichrist forecast by St.Paul in 2 Thessalonians, those events alone cannot account for thesuddenness and the totality of Luther’s change...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Renaissance Quarterly. - Renaissance Society of America. - 61(2008), 1, Seite 26-52 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Renaissance Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Religion Political science Behavioral sciences Law David |
| Zusammenfassung: | In 1520, Martin Luther’s view of the papacy shifteddramatically and permanently. While the events of 1519 played a rolein his evolving view of the papacy as the Antichrist forecast by St.Paul in 2 Thessalonians, those events alone cannot account for thesuddenness and the totality of Luther’s change of opinion. Thisessay argues that Lorenzo Valla’s Discourse on theForgery of the Alleged Donation of Constantine played a significantand too-little-appreciated role in Luther’s new stance towardthe papacy. This essay examines what it was about Valla’s Discourse that helped convince Luther that the pope wasthe Antichrist. |
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| ISSN: | 19350236 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/ren.2008.0027 |