HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Gabriel Biel, John Wycliffe, Johann Reuchlin
5 Apr 2020
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His top 3 influences was the scripture itself (old and new testaments), augustine of hippo and the mystical german of the theologia deutsch: theologia deutsch. A 14th century mystical text with no named author. Played a role in shaping luther"s sense of how christianity should feel even if it remains a difficult text today. The german theology may be how meister-eckhart-style ideas influenced reformation thought: eckhart and luther. While eckhart was a good dominican and far from a reformer, he did preach difficult theology to the german masses in their own vernacular. Luther would do the same with a distinct theological emphasis. Beyond mysticism, there were forerunners like wyclif and hus. Before then, it is unclear how much he really knew of them: closer influences. Examining the theological work of gabriel biel, the last scholastic. They were both augustinian and very interested in the mechanism of penance as he means to salvation: closest influences.
