Opera Quar inveniri potuerunt omnia: partim ex entiquis editionibus, partim ex manuscriptis eruta.
\nFirst collected edition 1614<\/p>\n
(38) 921 (1) p. Contemporary blind-stamped folding Vellum, 4\u00b0<\/p>\n
This volume brings together all extant writings of Wessel Harmensz Gansfort (also known as Wessel van Groningen or Wesselus Gansfortius, 1419-1489), edited from both rare early printings and surviving manuscripts. Gansfort, a Dutch theologian and humanist, was renowned in his own time for his uncompromising pursuit of truth, earning him the title Magister Contradictionis (\u201cMaster of Contradiction\u201d). A brilliant scholar educated at Groningen, Zwolle, and Paris, Gansfort absorbed the spirit of Renaissance humanism and applied it to theology, advocating a return to Scripture as the primary authority in matters of faith. Many of his ideas \u2014 such as justification by faith, the primacy of divine grace, and criticism of indulgences \u2014 anticipated the teachings of Martin Luther, who later called him \u201cour forerunner in the Gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Opera includes:
\nTheological treatises on grace, sacraments, and the authority of Scripture.
\nPolemical works against abuses in the medieval church.
\nExegetical writings on biblical texts.
\nPastoral and devotional letters.<\/p>\n
This collected edition was prepared to preserve his writings, many of which had circulated in manuscript among humanists and reform-minded clergy in the Low Countries before the Reformation.
\nIt remains an essential source for scholars of late medieval theology and the roots of the Reformation in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Waterstain in the margins of the final 20 pages. The first flyleaf is almost completely covered with old annotations with references to other books.
\nLiterature: Post, R.R. The Modern Devotion: Confrontation with Reformation and Humanism \u2013 situates Gansfort within the Devotio Moderna and pre\u2011Reformation thought. \/ Douma, J. Wessel Gansfort: Voorloper van de Reformatie \u2013 monograph on Gansfort\u2019s theology and historical role as a forerunner of Luther. \/ Brecht, Martin in Martin Luther: Shaping and Defining the Reformation \u2013 covers Luther\u2019s praise of Gansfort as a \u201cforerunner in the Gospel.\u201d. \/ Erasmus, Desiderius \u2013 prefaces to early editions of the Opera contain Erasmus\u2019s remarks on Gansfort\u2019s learning and piety.\u00a0 \/ Backus, Irena Reformation Readings of the Apocalypse \u2013 notes Gansfort\u2019s exegetical contributions to late medieval prophetic interpretation. \/ Vocht, Henry de. History of the Foundation and the Rise of the Collegium Trilingue \u2013 contextualizes Gansfort\u2019s humanist education and influence.<\/p>\n
A firm and complete copy of the collected works of Wessel Gansfort. Of interest to collectors of pre-Reformation theology, Renaissance humanism, and Dutch church history.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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