Two years before the Reformation anniversary in 2017, the Luther House shines in Eisenach in new splendor. The for almost four million euros completely renovated and refurbished historic building was reopened on Saturday with a special service.
In the medieval half-timbered house, which has been extended to a growing, to the later church reformer Martin Luther 1498-1501 as Students have lived. The opening celebrated on Saturday around 2,000 guests in Eisenach, on Sunday attracted the museum some 200 visitors.
The Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Ilse Junkermann said in her sermon, the Luther House with its new permanent exhibition is a pearl. The show “Luther and the Bible” shows 120 exhibits. Among them are medieval Schnitzplastiken, valuable editions of the Bible, as well as paintings from the Cranach workshop. The focus is on Luther’s translation of the Bible and their cultural and historical impact. The request made by Pope spell Luther had translated the New Testament of the Bible into German in his hiding place in the near Wartburg 1521/22.
The exhibition also incorporates the anti-Semitism of Luther, which took later the Nazis themselves , So the evangelical church is to the resident in Eisenach Institute for “Entjudung” reminded that published a New Testament from which everything Jewish was repaid.
“This is a deeply shameful history, a heavy debt history” said Junker man. It is important to tell this as a reminder and warning against hubris. The chairman of the Jewish national community, Reinhard Schramm said, the Luther House go with its new permanent exhibition continues the hopeful way of Judeo-Christian reconciliation.
Prime Minister of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow (Left) paid tribute to the reopening of the Luther House after two years of construction According to pre-spread speech text as an important milestone on the way to Reformation anniversary. For this 2017 guests from all over the world would be a year expected.
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