Menno Simonsz
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| Menno Simonsz., in full MENNO SIMONSZOON,
Simonsz. also spelled SIMONS (b. 1496, Witmarsum, Friesland [Netherlands]--d.
Jan. 31, 1561, near Lubeck, Holstein [Germany]), Dutch priest, an early leader
of the peaceful wing of Dutch Anabaptism,
whose followers formed the Mennonite church. |
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Menno Simons ¶ó°íµµ ¾¸. 1496 ÇÁ¸®½½¶õÆ® ºñÆ®¸¶¸£¼û~1561. 1. 31 Ȧ½´Å¸ÀÎ ¿Ãµ¥½½·ç ±Ùó.
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±×ÀÇ ÃßÁ¾ÀÚµéÀÌ ¸Þ³ëÆÄ ±³È¸(Mennonite Church)¸¦ ¼¼¿ü´Ù. |
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Life.
Little is known about Menno's early life. He was born into a Dutch peasant
family; his father's name was Simon. At an early age he was enrolled in a
monastic school, possibly at the Franciscan monastery in Bolsward, to prepare
for the priesthood. In March 1524, at the age of 28, he was ordained at Utrecht
and assigned to the parish at Pingjum near the place of his birth. Seven years
later, in 1531, he became the village priest in his home parish at Witmarsum.
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| Though Menno was to become a major spokesman of ethical Christianity, his
initial concern was doctrinal. During his first year as priest he began to
question the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
This was probably owing largely to the antisacramental tendencies prevalent in
the Netherlands at that time, tendencies that developed from Erasmian humanism
and the ethical concerns of the Brethren of the Common Life. These doubts led
Menno to read both the Bible and the writings of Martin Luther for the first
time. At first he read the Bible with real fear, for he knew this step had
driven Luther and the Swiss reformer Huldrych Zwingli out of the Roman Catholic
church, but he soon agreed with them that biblical authority ought to be primary
in the life of the believer and in the church. By 1528 he was known as an
evangelical preacher, though he continued as parish priest. |
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| From doubts about the Eucharist, Menno moved gradually to questions about
infant Baptism and the meaning of church
membership. His readings of the New Testament led him to the firm conviction
that only persons of mature faith, who acknowledged Jesus as Lord and had
counted the cost of following him, could be eligible for membership in the
church. Only such persons could be baptized as a seal (sign of guarantee) of the
covenant and a witness to all the world. The grace of Christ was sufficient for
children until they reached the age of accountability and made a conscious
choice either for or against him. The experience of conversion
came to be central to all of Menno's life and theology. |
¼ºÂù¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Àǽɿ¡¼ Á¡Â÷ À¯¾Æ¼¼·Ê¿Í ±³È¸ ±¸¼º¿øÀÌ µÈ´Ù´Â Àǹ̿¡ ´ëÇØ ÀǽÉÀ» ǰ±â ½ÃÀÛÇߴµ¥ ¡´½Å¾à¼º¼¡µ¸¦ ÀÐÀ½¿¡ µû¶ó ±³È¸°¡ °Å·èÇÔ°ú ¼ø°áÀÇ »ç¸íÀ» ¹ÞÀº ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ ¸öÀ̶ó´Â ½Å³äÀ» È®°íÈ÷ Çϱ⿡ À̸£·¶´Ù. ¸Þ³ëÀÇ ÇØ¼®¿¡ µû¸£¸é À̰ÍÀº ½Å¾ÓÀÌ ¼º¼÷ÇÑ »ç¶÷µé, Áï ¿¹¼ö¸¦ ÁÖ(ñ«)·Î ½ÃÀÎÇÏ°í ±×¸¦ µû¸£±â À§ÇØ Ä¡·¯¾ß ÇÒ ´ë°¡¸¦ ¾Æ´Â »ç¶÷µé¸¸ ±³È¸ ¼º¿øÀÌ µÉ ¼ö ÀÖÀ½À» ¶æÇß°í, µû¶ó¼ ±×·± »ç¶÷µé¸¸ °è¾àÀÇ ÀÎ(ìÔ : º¸ÁõÇ¥)ÀÌÀÚ ¿Â ¼¼»ó¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÁõÀÎÀ¸·Î¼ ¼¼·Ê¸¦ ¹ÞÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í º¸¾Ò´Ù. À¯¾Æµéµµ ÀüÀηù¿Í ¸¶Âù°¡Áö·Î ¾î±è¾øÀÌ ÁËÀεéÀÌÁö¸¸, ±×µéÀÌ ½º½º·Î¸¦ Ã¥ÀÓÁú ³ªÀ̰¡ µÇ¾î¼ ¹Ï´Â Æí¿¡ ¼µç ¹èôÇÏ´Â Æí¿¡ ¼µç ÀǽÄÀûÀÎ ¼±ÅÃÀ» ÇÒ ¶§±îÁö´Â ±×¸®½ºµµ²²¼ ÃæºÐÇÑ ÀºÃÑÀ» ³»·ÁÁشٰí ÁÖÀåÇß´Ù. ȸ½ÉÀÇ °æÇèÀº ¸Þ³ëÀÇ Àü»ý¾Ö¿Í ½ÅÇÐÀÇ Áß½ÉÀÌ µÇ¾ú´Ù. |
| Meanwhile, the revolutionary wing of early Dutch Anabaptism continued its
agitation. On April 7, 1535, the Olde Klooster near Bolsward, which had been
occupied by them as a staging area for aid to Munster, fell before the onslaught
of the state militia. Among those killed were members of Menno's congregation
and Peter Simons, who may have been his brother. This prompted him to preach
openly against the errors of the revolutionaries. In doing so he articulated
with increasing clarity what he believed to be the true nature of a believers' church:
pure doctrine, scriptural use of sacraments, ethical obedience, love of
neighbour, a clear and open witness to the faith, and a willingness to suffer.
The fall of Munster on July 25, 1535, increased pressure within him to help
those whom he considered to be misguided spirits. This bold and outspoken
ministry soon jeopardized his safety, and in January 1536 he went into hiding
after a spiritual struggle of 11 years. |
ÇÑÆí ³×´ú¶õµåÀÇ Ãʱâ Çõ¸íÁÖÀÇÀû Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ´Â ¼±µ¿À» °è¼ÓÇØ°¬´Ù. ±×µéÀÌ ¹À½ºÅ͸¦ Áö¿øÇϱâ À§ÇÑ ¹ßÆÇÀ¸·Î Á¡·ÉÇß´ø º¼½º¿öµå ±Ùó ¿Ãµ¥Å¬·Î½ºÅÍ´Â 1535³â 4¿ù 7ÀÏ Á¤ºÎ±ºÀÇ ¸Í°øÀ¸·Î ÇÔ¶ôµÇ¾ú´Ù. À̶§ ¸Þ³ë Áý´Ü »ç¶÷µé Áß ÀÏºÎ¿Í ±×ÀÇ ÇüÁ¦·Î ÃßÃøµÇ´Â ÇÇÅÍ ½Ã¸ó½º°¡ Á×¾ú´Ù. ¸Þ³ë´Â ÀÌ »ç°Ç¿¡ ÀÚ±ØÀ» ¹Þ¾Æ Çõ¸íÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀÇ ¿À·ù¸¦ °ø°³ÀûÀ¸·Î ºñÆÇÇÏ´Â ¼³±³¸¦ Çß´Ù. ±×·¯´Â °¡¿îµ¥ ¼ø¼öÇÑ ±³¸®, ¼º¼¿¡ µû¸¥ ¼º·ÊÁýÇà, À±¸®Àû ¼øÁ¾, ÀÌ¿ô »ç¶û, ºÐ¸íÇÏ°íµµ °ø°³ÀûÀÎ ½Å¾Ó°í¹é, °í³À» °¨¼öÇÏ´Â ÀÚ¼¼ µî ÂüµÈ ½ÅÀÚµéÀÇ ±³È¸¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¸Þ³ë ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ °ßÇØ¸¦ º¸´Ù ¶Ñ·ÇÇÏ°Ô ¹àÇû´Ù. 1535³â 7¿ù 25ÀÏ ¹À½ºÅͰ¡ ÇÔ¶ôµÇÀÚ À߸ø Àεµ¹ÞÀº ¿µÈ¥µéÀ» µµ¿Í¾ß¸¸ ÇÑ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ÀÌ ´ë´ãÇÏ°í ±âź¾ø´Â ÇൿÀ¸·Î °ð ½Åº¯ÀÇ À§ÇùÀ» ´À³¢°Ô µÇÀÚ 1536³â 1¿ù 11³â µ¿¾ÈÀÇ ¿µÀû °¥µîÀ» µÚ·Î Çϰí Àº°Å»ýȰÀ» ½ÃÀÛÇß´Ù. |
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Pondering these things my conscience tormented me so that I could no longer
endure it. . . . If I through bodily fear do not lay bare the foundation of
the truth, nor use all my powers to direct the wandering flock who whould
gladly do their duty if they knew it, to the true pastures of Christ--oh, how
shall their shed blood, shed in the midst of transgression, rise against me at
the judgment of the Almighty and pronounce sentence against my poor, miserable
soul!
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"ÀÌ ÀϵéÀ» »ý°¢ÇÏ¸é ¾ç½É¿¡ °íÅëÀ» ´À²¸ ´õÀÌ»ó °ßµô ¼ö ¾ø´Ù¡¦¡¦ À°Ã¼ÀûÀÎ µÎ·Á¿ò ¶§¹®¿¡ Áø¸®ÀÇ ±âº»À» ¹àÈ÷Áö ¾Ê´Â´Ù¸é, ¶Ç Áø¸®¸¦ ¾Ë¸é ±â²¨ÀÌ ÀÚ±âµéÀÇ Àǹ«¸¦ ´ÙÇÒ Àú ¹æÈ²ÇÏ´Â ¹«¸®µéÀ» ³» ¸ðµç ÈûÀ» ´ÙÇØ ÂüµÈ ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ ¸ñÀåÀ¸·Î ÀεµÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù¸é ¾î¶»°Ô µÇ°Ú´Â°¡, ¹üÁËÇÏ´Â °¡¿îµ¥ È기 ÀúµéÀÇ Çǰ¡ Àü´ÉÀÚ(îïÒöíº)ÀÇ ½ÉÆÇ ¶§ ³ª¸¦ °í¼ÒÇÏ°í ºÒ½ÖÇÑ ³» ¿µÈ¥ÀÌ À¯ÁËÆÇ°áÀ» ¹ÞÁö ¾Ê°Ú´Â°¡!" |
| Menno spent a quiet year in hiding, finding a sense of direction for his
future work. During this time he wrote "The Spiritual Resurrection,"
"The New Birth," and "Meditation on the Twenty-third Psalm."
Late in 1536 or early 1537, he received believer's baptism, was called to
leadership by the peaceful Anabaptist group founded in 1534 by Obbe Philips, and
was ordained by Obbe. He also married. From this time on his life was in
constant danger as a heretic. In 1542 the Holy Roman emperor Charles
V (1500-58) himself issued an edict against him, promising 100
guilders reward for his arrest. One of the first Anabaptist believers to be
executed for sheltering Menno was Tyaard Renicx of Leeuwarden, in 1539. |
¸Þ³ë´Â ÇÑÇØ µ¿¾È Á¶¿ëÈ÷ ÀáÀûÇØ »ì¸é¼ ¾ÕÀ¸·Î ¾î¶»°Ô ÇØ¾ß ÇÒÁö ¹æÇâÀ» Àâ¾Ò´Ù. ÀÌ ±â°£ µ¿¾È ¡´¿µÀû ºÎȰ The Spiritual Resurrection¡µ¡¤¡´°Åµì³² The New Birth¡µ¡¤¡´½ÃÆí 23Æí ¹¬»ó Meditation on the Twenty-third Psalm¡µ µîÀ» ½è´Ù. 1536³â¸» ¶Ç´Â 1537³âÃÊ¿¡ ¼ºÀμ¼·Ê¸¦ ¹Þ°í, ¿Àº£ Çʸ³½º°¡ 1534³â¿¡ ¼¼¿î ¿Â°Ç Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ Áý´ÜÀÇ ÁöµµÀÚ°¡ µÇ¾úÀ¸¸ç, ¿Àº£¿¡°Ô ¾È¼ö¸¦ ¹Þ¾Ò´Ù. ¶ÇÇÑ °áÈ¥µµ Çß°í, À̶§ºÎÅÍ ÀÌ´ÜÀÚ(ì¶Ó®íº)·Î ³«ÀÎÂïÇô Ç×»ó À§Çè¿¡ óÇß´Ù. 1542³â ½Å¼º ·Î¸¶ Á¦±¹ ȲÁ¦ Ä«¸¦ 5¼¼(1500~58)´Â Á÷Á¢ ¸Þ³ë¸¦ ¹Ý´ëÇϴ Ģ·ÉÀ» ³»¸®°í, 100±æ´õÀÇ Çö»ó±ÝÀ» °É¾î üÆ÷·ÉÀ» ³»·È´Ù. 1539³â ¸Þ³ë¸¦ ¼û°ÜÁÖ¾ú´Ù´Â Á˸ñÀ¸·Î ·¹¿Í¸£µ§ÀÇ Æ¼¾ß¸£µå ·¹´Ð½º°¡ Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ±³µµ·Î¼´Â óÀ½À¸·Î óÇüÀ» ´çÇß´Ù. |
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From 1543 to 1544 Menno worked in East Friesland, where in January 1544 he
had a major interview or debate with the Polish reformer Johannes a Lasco
(1499-1560). The next two years, 1544-46, were spent in the Rhineland, after
which he travelled from his new home base in Holstein, near Oldesloe, northeast
of Hamburg, until his death in 1561. Here he found time for extensive writing
and established a printing press to circulate Anabaptist writings. His travels
not only took him back to the Netherlands but also to Danzig.
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1543~44³â µ¿(ÔÔ)ÇÁ¸®½½¶õÆ®¿¡¼ Ȱµ¿ÇÏ´ø Áß Æú¶õµå Á¾±³°³ÇõÀÚ ¿äÇѳ׽º ¾Æ ¶ó½ºÄÚ(1499~1560)¿Í 1544³â 1¿ù Áß¿äÇÑ ¸é´ã ³»Áö Åä·ÐÀ» Çß´Ù. ±×µÚ 2³â µ¿¾È, Áï 1544~46³â¿¡´Â ¶óÀζõÆ®¿¡¼ Áö³Â°í, ±×µÚºÎÅÍ 1561³â Á×À» ¶§±îÁö´Â ÇԺθ£Å© ºÏµ¿ÂÊ ¿Ãµ¥½½·ç ±Ùó Ȧ½´Å¸ÀÎÀÇ »õ ±Ù°ÅÁö¿¡ ¸Ó¹°¸é¼ ¿©ÇàÀ» Çϰï Çß´Ù. À̰÷¿¡¼ ¸¹Àº Ã¥À» ½è°í, Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ ÀúÀÛµéÀ» º¸±ÞÇϱâ À§ÇØ ÃâÆÇ»ç¸¦ ¼¼¿ü´Ù. ±×·¯´Â °¡¿îµ¥ ³×´ú¶õµå»Ó ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ´ÜÄ¡È÷±îÁöµµ ¿©ÇàÀ» Çß´Ù.
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Influence.
Menno was not the founder of the Mennonite Church nor the most articulate
spokesman of early Anabaptist theology. His greatness lay rather in the
leadership he gave to northern Anabaptism during its formative first generation,
a leadership maintained through his calm, biblically oriented approach and
through his writings, which consolidated the insights of the movement.
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Though
these writings often seem tedious and excessively polemical, they delineated the
Anabaptist faith he defended against both Catholic and Protestant attacks on the
one hand and distortions by zealots from within the movement on the other.
During the last years of his life he was troubled particularly by some of his
own brethren who pressed for great rigour in the application of the ban
(expulsion from the church) and other measures of discipline. His more than 40
extant writings are all prefaced with First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
3:11 "No other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ."
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±×ÀÇ Ã¥µéÀº ÀåȲÇϰí Áö³ªÄ¡°Ô ³íÀïÀûÀ̶ó´Â ÀλóÀ» Áֱ⵵ ÇÏÁö¸¸, °¡Å縯±³¿Í °³½Å±³ÀÇ °ø°Ý¿¡ ¸Â¼´Â ÇÑÆí Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ °ú°ÝÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀÇ °îÇØ¿¡ ¸Â¼ Àç¼¼·ÊÆÄ ½Å¾ÓÀÇ À±°ûÀ» ±×·ÁÁØ´Ù. »ý¾Ö ¸»³â¿¡´Â ÆÄ¹®(±³È¸·ÎºÎÅÍ Ãß¹æÇÔ)À» ºñ·ÔÇÑ ±³È¸ÀÇ Á¶Ä¡µéÀ» ¾ÆÁÖ ¾ö°ÝÇÏ°Ô Àû¿ëÇ϶ó°í ¾Ð·ÂÀ» °¡ÇÏ´Â Àڱ⠱³ÆÄ ÀϺΠ»ç¶÷µé¿¡°Ô ½Ã´Þ·È´Ù. 40±ÇÀÌ ³Ñ´Â ±×ÀÇ ÇöÁ¸ Àú¼µé¿¡´Â ¸ðµÎ ¹Ù¿ï·Î°¡ °í¸°Åä ±³Àε鿡°Ô º¸³½ ù¹øÂ° ÆíÁö 3Àå 11ÀýÀÌ ¼¹®À¸·Î ÀûÇô ÀÖ´Ù. "ÀÌ¹Ì ¿¹¼ö ±×¸®½ºµµ¶ó´Â ±âÃʰ¡ ³õ¿© ÀÖÀ¸´Ï ¾Æ¹«µµ ´Ù¸¥ ±âÃÊ´Â ³õÀ» ¼ö°¡ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù."
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BIBLIOGRAPHY.
J.A. Brandsma, Menno Simons Van Witmarsum (1960), a biography
containing a careful evaluation of stories and legends about Menno Simons; C.J.
Dyck (ed.), A Legacy of Faith: The Heritage of Menno Simons (1962), a
discussion of Dutch Anabaptism with three chapters devoted to Menno Simons; I.B.
Horst, A Bibliography of Menno Simons, ca. 1496-1561 (1962), the
definitive bibliography of his writings; C. Krahn, "Menno Simons," Mennonite
Encyclopedia, vol. 3 (1957), a major interpretive article by one of the
foremost scholars of Dutch Anabaptism; F.H. Littell, A Tribute to Menno
Simons (1961), a discussion of the significance of the theology of Menno
Simons; H.W. Meihuizen, Menno Simons (1961), a biography giving
particular attention to the place of Menno Simons in the life and culture of his
time; Menno Simons, Opera Omnia Theologica (1681; The Complete
Writings of Menno Simons, ed. by J.C. Wenger, 1956), the definitive
English-language edition; K. Vos, Menno Simons, 1496-1561 (1914), the
standard work (in Dutch).
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