Bernhard Rothmann - Christology

Bernhard Rothmann, or Bernard Rothmann, (ca. 1495 - ca. 1535) was a 16th century Reformer and an Anabaptist leader in the city of Münster. He was born in Stadtlohn around 1495. Bernhard Rothmann - Overview. In the late 1520s Bernard Rothmann became the leader for religious reform in the city of Münster. In his sermons he condemned Catholic doctrines such as purgatory and the use of images, as well as the low morals of the priests. He suffered censure of the Catholic bishop in 1531, and afterwards denied t ...

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Bernhard Rothmann - Baptism. Unlike many of the 16th century Anabaptists, Rothmann held immersion to be the proper mode of baptism. According to historian Darren T. Williamson, "He based his position primarily on three arguments: first, he argued along grammatical lines, interestingly not Greek grammar but Dutch/German. He contended that the meaning of the Dutch translation of baptism must be taken literally. Fortunately, the Dutch words doepen and dumpelen meant literally to immerse or 'dunk in wat ...

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In the late 1520s Bernard Rothmann became the leader for religious reform in the city of Münster. In his sermons he condemned Catholic doctrines such as purgatory and the use of images, as well as the low morals of the priests. He suffered censure of the Catholic bishop in 1531, and afterwards denied the authority of the Catholic Church and openly aligned himself with the Reformed faith. In January of 1532, he published an evangelical creed, and gained the backing of the city authorities. In the treaty of February 14, 1533, Münster was rec ...

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The time from Rothmann's believers' baptism until his death was about a year and a half. He had adopted Anabaptist principles less than a year earlier, and had preached "evangelical" and "Reformed" doctrine from 1531. From his beginning to condemn certain Catholic practices until the end of his ministry comprises only about six or seven years. Yet Bernhard Rothmann deserves a place in the foundations of 16th century Anabaptism. Rothmann influenced the south German Anabaptists through Pilgram Marpeck, who borrowed some of his Verman ...

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