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  1. Jun 11, 2018 · Justus Jonas. God permitted Justus Jonas to live to see the Peace of Augsburg ratified in September of 1555. A severe case of asthma had oppressed him all summer. But from his bed of affliction, he continued the work of reformation, writing letters of encouragement and advice to Protestants everywhere.

  2. 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 ...

  3. lutheranreformation.org › resources › faces-of-the-reformation-seriesJustus Jonas - Faces of the Reformation

    Justus Jonas. A faithful teacher of God’s Word and Luther’s closest friend, Justus Jonas greatly assisted churches in times of transition during the Reformation. He shared Luther’s fiery personality and possessed strong translation, organization, logical-thinking, and preaching and teaching skills.

  4. The 1580 German edition of the Book of Concord used the translation of the Apology prepared by Justus Jonas, who rendered it freely based on Melanchthon's further editing. The 1584 Latin edition of the Book of Concord uses the first edition (" editio princeps ") of the Apology , following the decision made by the Lutheran estates and rulers at ...

  5. Justus Jonas. (1493 - 1555) Jonas studied jurisprudence and later theology at the University in Erfurt. In 1521 he came to Wittenberg as a professor and Probst at the Castle Church. Jonas was indespensible to Luther while he translated the Bible.

  6. Portrait of Justus Jonas. Justus Jonas -- P.115. Among the friends enlisted by Luther as writers for the new hymn-books, the principal were Justus Jonas, who was for many years his colleague in the professorship of theology at Wittenberg; and Paul Eber, who stood in a similar relation to Melancthon. Melancthon himself wrote no hymns, for the one or two often attributed to him are really ...

  7. Justus Jonas Martin Luther’s closest friend Born: June 5, 1493 | Nordhausen, Germany Died: Oct. 9, 1555 | Eisfeld, Germany A teacher of God’s Word: this was the life’s work of Justus Jonas. He is not famous for prolific writing, nor does history remember him as a great leader, swaying the masses.

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