In 1594 he began to give theological lectures at Jena, and in 1596 accepted a call as professor of theology at Wittenberg, where he died on the 23rd of October 1616.
Hutter was a stern champion of Lutheran orthodoxy, as set down in the confessions and embodied in his own Compendium locorum theologicorum (1610; reprinted 1863), being so faithful to his master as to win the title of "Luther redonatus."
In 1594 he began to give theological lectures at Jena, and in 1596 accepted a call as professor of theology at Wittenberg, where he died twenty years later.
In reply to Rudolf Hospinian's Concordia discors (1607), he wrote a work, rich in historical material but one-sided in its argument, Concordia concors (1614), defending the formula of Concord, which he regarded as inspired.
In 1594 he began to give theological lectures at Jena, and in 1596 accepted a call as professor of theology at Wittenberg, where hedied twenty years later.
Hutter was a stern champion of Lutheran orthodoxy, as set down in the confessions and embodied in his own Compendiumlocorum theologicorum (1610; reprinted 1863), being so faithful to his master as to win the title of "Luther redonatus."
Walther’s Law and Gospel, Lecture 24(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
LeonhardHutter, the well-known orthodox theologian, wrote a book entitled
Let me submit one more citation, which Hutter has not quoted, but which is cognate to our subject.
On page 101 Melanchthon writes: “You say you are unable to obey the voice of the Gospel, to listen to the Son of God, and to accept Him as your Mediator?” This question Melanchthon answers: “Of course you can!” An awful answer, this!
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LeonhardHutter (January1563 - October 23, 1616), was a (A person of German nationality) German (Follower of Lutheranism) Lutheran (Someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology)) theologian.
He was born at Nellingen near (Click link for more info and facts about Ulm) Ulm.
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In f 594 he began to give theological lectures at Jena, and in 1596 accepted a call as professor of theology at Wittenberg, where he died on the 23rd of October 1616.
Another work, based on the formula of Concord, was entitled Loci communes theologici.
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The Loci became the text-book of Lutherantheology in the universities, and took the place of Peter Lombard’s Sentences.
LeonhardHutter likewise followed them, till he published a more orthodox compend (1610) which threw them into the shade and even out of use during the seventeenth century.
The theological manual of Melanchthon proved a great help to the Reformation.
Letzterer gilt als der radikalste Vertreter der lutherischen Orthodoxie, er bekämpfte nicht nur erfolgreich den in Kursachsen populären „Philippismus“ Melanchthons, sondern stellte sich jedem Versuch, die Reinheit des lutherischen Bekenntnisses zu trüben oder gar eine Annäherung der beiden protestantischen Konfessionen anzubahnen, schrill entgegen.
Da das Erscheinungsjahr 1606 identisch mit dem Geburtsjahr der Gräfin Margarete ist, ließe sich ebenso ein Taufgeschenk konstruieren und die junge Frau hätte dieses mit in die Ehe gebracht.
Wie dem auch sei, eine mit den Kommentaren des kompromisslosen Anticalvinisten Hutter versehene Luther-Bibel als Traditionsträger in hoher Wertschätzung ist sowohl für den lippe-brakischen als auch für den naussauischen Hof, die sich beide nachdrücklich für das reformierte Bekenntnis entschieden hatten, sicher bemerkenswert.
