Adam Reusner

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Adam Reusner , also Reissner, Reisnerus, Oryzius, Orycius (* 1471 or 1496 in Mindelheim , † 1563 or 1582 in Mindelheim?), Was a German mystic and poet.

Life

Reusner's life data are not fully accessible. While Zedler gives definitive dates, other reference works use estimated dates. What is certain is that he first studied at Heidelberg University in 1518, where he was a student of Johannes Reuchlin , from whom he learned Hebrew and Greek . In 1523 he went to the University of Wittenberg , where he became acquainted with Martin Luther , Philipp Melanchthon and Justus Jonas the Elder , among others , and studied theology. Afterwards he was secretary of the field captain Georg von Frundsberg , later a private scholar in Strasbourg and Frankfurt am Main .

From 1526 to 1528 Reusner worked as a secret clerk with German soldiers in Italy with their leader Georg von Frundsberg, where he experienced, among other things, the storming and sacking of Rome . In Strasbourg he became a follower of the spiritualistic direction of Kaspar Schwenckfeld and taught his theology there. Reusner was a translator of ancient and biblical texts as well as a (linguistic) advisor to Schwenckfeld, whose works he published posthumously . In Mindelheim he worked as a town clerk from 1532 to 1548. But he lost this post as a result of the Schmalkaldic War .

As a private scholar he wrote (as a historical source interesting) historical and theological works, including an eschatological "anti-papal world history", which works with the historical scheme of prophecy (of the " Antichrist ") and fulfillment (in the contemporary Roman papacy ). He later became known as a song writer. He translated psalm texts from Hebrew into German. His re-poems found their way into the Psalter by Sigmund Hemmel . His hymn In you I've gehoffet, Mr. ( EC  275 to Ps 31  LUT ) can be found in the Protestant hymnal today.

Margit Ksoll-Marcon summarizes: “The historical as well as the theological works are shaped by mysticism , Schwenkfeld's spiritualism and Reuchlin's cabbalism . Methodically, his works move on the symbolic-mystical interpretation , which is carried out down to the smallest details. He can be seen as one of the most consistent students of Reuchlin. "

Remembrance day

August 9 in the evangelical calendar of names .

Works

  • Adam Kys, Johann Reusner, Christian Dreier : Disputationum adversus pontificios decima tertia de primatu Romani pontificis exhibens thesin catholicam [...] svb praesidio Christiani Dreieri [...] examini publico subject Adamus Kys, Sarvarino- Ung. ad diem 25 January [...]. Typis Reusnerianis, Regiomonti [ Königsberg ] M.DC.XLVII. [after January 25, 1647] (anti-Catholic disputations).
  • Hymn book. Edited and commented by Johannes Janota in collaboration with Ute Evers. Niemeyer, Tübingen 2004, ISBN 3-484-16512-X :
    • Hymn book. Part 1. Facsimile of the Augsburg manuscript [1554] (= Studia Augustana. Vol. 12). 2004.
    • Hymn book. Part 2. Commentary on the Augsburg manuscript (= Studia Augustana. Vol. 13). 2004.
  • Roman historia after the apostle Zeitt up to the most recent conquest of the city of Rome, 1527. Stories of all bishops in Rome sampt the German emperor, Kunig, princes and people of the Christian name from the beginning on the sixth and fiftieth year full. Answer and counter-report to the three disgraceful little books Flacius Illyricus against the noble and highly learned Mr. Casparn Schwenkfeld von Ossing, witnesses of the glories of Christ, has written on all disgrace through many lovers of God's words. 1554.
  • Jerusalem, the ancient capital of the Jews. Frankfurt am Main 1563 (“as a description of the holy land for Bible scholars and pilgrims , with one of the first woodcuts depicting Jerusalem”).
  • Of the miracles of Jesus Christ. 1565.
  • That Jesus is the true Messiah . 1566.
  • The Psalms of David translated from Hebrew into German, with short notes. Frankfurt 1568.
  • Historia of Messrs. Georg and Kaspar von Frundsberg . After the 2nd edition from 1572 (= Voigtlander's source books. Vol. 66). Edited by Karl Schottenloher. Voigtländer, Leipzig 1913 (the German version should be emphasized).

Settings

Of Reusner's numerous post-poems, z. B. Psalm 31 set to music by Heinrich Schütz (1628), Hans Studer (1953 and 1962), Wolfgang Helbich (1967), Friedrich Zipp (before 1997).

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to GND : "1500-1572 (life data deviating from 1496-1582)"; accessed on April 6, 2016. - For an older discussion, see Zedler under web links.
  2. ↑ a b c Joachim Schäfer: Article Adam Reusner . In: Ecumenical Saint Lexicon, accessed on April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ A b Margit Ksoll-Marcon:  REISSNER, Adam. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1581-1584.  ( June 13, 2007: article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  4. ↑ On the ground floor under the name ADAM REISSNER - also the author's only song on the ground floor.
  5. ↑ Description of the old capital city Jerusalem. Frankfurt 1564.
personal data
SURNAME Reusner, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reissner, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mystic and poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1471 or 1496
PLACE OF BIRTH Mindelheim near Augsburg
DATE OF DEATH 1563 or 1582
Place of death Mindelheim