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Justus Jonas, the Elder (5 June 1493 – 9 October 1555), or simply Justus Jonas, was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer. He was a Jurist , Professor and Hymn writer . He is best known for his translations of the writings of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon . [1]
Justus Jonas, German religious reformer and legal scholar. A colleague of Martin Luther, he played a prominent role in the early Reformation conferences, particularly at Marburg (1529) and at Augsburg (1530), where he helped draft the Augsburg Confession.
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A humanist and canon lawyer at the outset of the Reformation, Justus Jonas became a trusted confidant of the Wittenberg reformers and stood alongside them at some of the more significant events of the period.
3 days ago · Justus Jonas. (1493—1555) Quick Reference. (also Jodocus or Jobst Koch; 1493–1555), German humanist and co-worker and friend of Martin Luther. Born Jodocus Koch in Nordhausen, an imperial city northwest of Erfurt, Jonas adopted the Christian ... From: Jonas, Justus in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation »
Jan 26, 2022 · Luther, Melanchthon, and two other reformers, Johannes Bugenhagen (l. 1485-1558) and Justus Jonas (l. 1493-1555), met John of Saxony at Torgau where they wrote the first draft of the Confession (known as the Torgau Articles), and then the entourage continued to Coburg where Luther remained behind since, as an outlaw ever since the Diet of Worms ...
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Nov 3, 2014 · In January of 1546 it was Justus Jonas who accompanied Martin Luther to Eisleben to help solve an argument there over an inheritance between two heirs of a deceased count. But at Eisleben, Luther fell terribly ill and would not survive.
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Justus Jonas (1493 - 1555) was a professor and Probst at the Castle Church in Wittenberg. He helped Luther with his Bible translation, accompanied him to the Imperial Diets and visited him in Eisleben.
