The Protestant movement

Question 1

Who painted the Delivery of the Keys?

When?

Answer 1

Perugino

1481 - 82

Question 2

What does the famous painting ‘Delivery of the Keys’ depict?

Answer 2

The painting depicts Christ’s handing over of the keys to St Peter

The keys became a powerful symbol papal authority - St Peter was considered to be Christ’s successor - the first pope was St Peters successor - thus the church now had possession of Christ’s keys and could grant people their salvation as it was believed the Pope, a man on Earth, now had a direct link to god and rules with divinity

Question 3

What kind of monk was Luther?

Answer 3

Augustinian monk

Question 4

What is meant by the vernacular?

What happened in 1534?
What did this mean?

Answer 4

Speaking to christian’s in their own language

In 1534 St Jerome’s vulgate bible was translated into Luther’s new German bible

• this meant that ordinary people could interpret bible verse, rather than before when only those educated enough to speak scholarly Latin could read scripture

Question 5

Who was Philip Melanchthon?

Answer 5

A professor at Wittenberg - the first Lutheran theologian