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A. Lobwasser psalter
Polish translations of the Heidelberg Catechism and their re
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This article attempts to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the origination and the possible sources of the catechism included in the edition of David’s Psalms (Danzig 1616), i.e., the so-called Heidelberg Catechism, also known as the Palatinate catechism, published in 1563. During the translation work, Polish editors made an extensive use of the series of other the so-called Heidelberg Psalters (Heidelberg 1567, 1573, 1575; Neustadt 1584; Herborn 1595, 1598, 1609; Amberg 1604 and Düsseldorf 1612) that included the German language version of the Geneva psalter authored by the translator and the law reader at the University of Königsberg Ambrosius Lobwasser (Leipzig 1573) combined with the abridged Church regulations for the Palatinate and a selection of prayers called the Heidelberg Catechism. The idea of the translation of the catechism was initiated by members of the Unity of the Brethren (Bohemian Brethren) who, at the time, were not aware of the already existing and widely used in practice Polish translation of the catechism (Vilna 1605). The above testifies to the fact that the representatives (members) of different factions and splinter groups of the Reformation groups in the Republic of Poland were not always well acquainted with the publishing output of their respective publishing endeavours. The Heidelberg Catechism, recommended by the synodal legislation, becomes in time the most fundamental publication for teaching in the Republic of Poland for both reformed unities and Bohemian brethren.References
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