Bible-German Catholic; Eck, Johann. 1550

Bibel-Alt Und New Testament Nach Dem Text in Der Hailigen Kirchen Gebraucht...

      Alexander und Samuel Weissenhorn gebruder, Ingolstat, 1550. Hardcover. Very Good. The full title reads: "BIBEL-ALT UND NEW TESTAMENT nach dem Text in der hailigen Kirchen gebraucht / durch Doctor Johan Ecken / mit fleiss / auf hochteutsch verdolmetscht. Von newem / was vormals mangelt / trewlich ersetzt gemert vn gebessert / nach dem exemplar / das der Erwurdig weylend D. Johan Eck / selbs aigner handt / am text vnnd rande beseitzs / verzaichnet hat. Mit Kayserlicher Maiestat Freyhaiten nit nachzutrucken. " Two volumes in one. ff. [v], CCCXCVIII, CXXXIII, [1] leaves. Title page in red and black; framed with an impressive woodcut ornamented pictorial renaissance border. Numerous woodcuts throughout the text. Handsome woodcut gothic initials. Some damp and age stain. Isolated page repairs. Thick quarto. 212 x 315 mm. Worn later half leather binding. Johann Eck (Eckius) [1486-1543], was an important theologian and the principal adversary of Martin Luther. At twelve years old, he was admitted to the Heidelberg University. Then he went to Tubingen (M.A. 1501); then to Cologne and in 1502 to Freiburg in the Breisgau. After his graduation in the faculty of arts he began the study of philosophy and theology; took courses at the same time in jurisprudence, physics, mathematics, and geography; joined the Humanistic movement, and in addition to Latin, learned Hebrew and Greek. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1508 (with a papal dispensation from the age-requirement) and, when twenty-four years old (1510), received a doctorate of Theology. He was invited by the Dukes of Bavaria to the professorship of theology in Ingolstadt. His professorate lasted 32 years and he filled increasingly responsible positions. His literary activity was remarkable, not only in theology but also in various departments of science, geography, and philosophy. Luther's appearance, and especially the Disputation at Leipzig (1519), formed the turning-point in Eck's intellectual development and in his activity as a theologian. Thereafter he stands as a major...