Obbe Philips

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Obbe Philips (* around 1500 in Leeuwarden ; † 1568 ) was, together with his brother Dirk Philips, one of the first leaders of the Dutch Anabaptist movement . Many Anabaptists called themselves Obbenites after him . The Mennonites named after Menno Simons emerged from the Obbenites .

Life

Obbe Philips studied medicine and practiced as a doctor in Leeuwarden from 1530 , where he came into contact with the ideas of the Reformation . He probably also witnessed the execution of the Baptist Sikke Freriks here in 1531 , which also left a deep impression on Menno Simons . Under the influence of Melchior Hofmann and Jan Matthys , he himself joined the Anabaptist movement in 1533 and was baptized by Bartel Boeckbinder in November (December?) 1533 . One day after his baptism he was ordained an elder of the brotherhood. Soon, however, Obbe had to flee to Amsterdam . Obbe later also stayed in Delft and Groningen . Obbe was also active in Rostock and Schwerin . Menno Simons was probably baptized by Obbe Philips around 1535.

Obbe Philips distanced himself from the Anabaptists of Münster around Jan Matthys early on . Like Menno Simons, Philips advocated a consciously pacifist theology and thus tied in with the ideas of the Stäbler . As soon as Menno Simons, Obbe Philips collected the silent Anabaptists and thus became a co-founder of the Mennonites.

Obbe Philips led the Dutch Anabaptist movement until around 1540. After 1540, Philips broke away from the Anabaptists. Around 1560, Philips wrote his Confessions , in which he warns against false prophets, among other things, which was primarily directed against the Anabaptists of Munster. Obbe Philips died in 1568. His Confessions were printed in Amsterdam in 1584 after his death.

Fonts

  • Confessions , Amsterdam 1584

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Individual evidence

  1. GAMEO: Bartel Boeckbinder ; Accessed July 17, 2011