The Complete Works of Menno Simons, vol. 2
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Overview
First ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, Menno Simons later rejected the Catholic Church and joined with the Anabaptists in 1536. For the next 25 years, Menno’s writings and sermons on adult baptism, piety, and nonviolence would become so influential, other leaders began referring to the Dutch Anabaptists as Mennonites.
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- Details Simons’ convictions for poor, despised, and exiled Christians
- Outlines Simons’ doctrinal beliefs on the Trinity, baptism, and more
- Examines the character and authenticity of Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah
Key Features
- Reply to Gellius Faber
- A Supplication to Christians
- Apology
- Excommunication
- Reply to John A’Laseo
- The Triune, Eternal and True God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost
- Christian Baptism
- Reason Why
- A Confession
- Reply to Zylis and Lemmekes
- Replication
- The Incarnation
- Reply to Martin Micron
- A Very Sincere Epistle to Martin Micron
- The True Scriptural David
- A Kind Admonition or Instruction from the Word of God
Contents
- Title: The Complete Works of Menno Simons, vol. 2
- Author: Menno Simons
- Publisher: John F. Funk & Brother
- Publication Date: 1871
- Pages: 455
Product Details
About Menno Simons
Menno Simons (1496–1561) was a Dutch Anabaptist leader from Friesland whose followers became known as the Mennonites. Simons was ordained into the Roman Catholic Church in 1516—even though he had yet to read the Bible. When Simons began questioning his beliefs, he began to study the Bible in earnest, as well as the writings of the Early Church Fathers. He was also influenced by the writings of Martin Luther and Heinrich Bullinger. In 1536, Simons officially rejected the Catholic Church and fell in with a group of Anabaptists after he moved to Witmarsum. A turbulent time in Anabaptist history, Simons rejected the radical strain of Anabaptists, and instead expressed a theology based on peace, piety, and adult baptism. An influential leader and writer, Simons’ followers became known as Mennonites.