Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540)
M. Keuchen, in: J. Powell McNutt, H. Selderhuis (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2025, pp. 171–185.
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Through the Reformation, the Bible and education gained central importance. The Reformation principle that the Bible as Holy Scripture should be the only basis and norm for faith (sola Scriptura) emphasized the importance of reading and writing. The Reformers wanted children and laypeople to become independent church members. Teaching material was needed for school lessons, and study Bibles with pictures were produced; Martin Luther’s Little Prayer Book (1529) served as a prototype. The Lay Bible (1540) by Wendelin Rihel was a continuation of Luther’s Little Prayer Book. This innovative period laid the foundation for later children’s Bible traditions.
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Keuchen M. Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540). In: Powell McNutt J, Selderhuis H, eds. The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation. Oxford University Press; 2025:171-185. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753186.013.13
Keuchen, M. (2025). Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540). In J. Powell McNutt & H. Selderhuis (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation (pp. 171–185). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753186.013.13
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Keuchen, Marion. “Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540).” In The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation, edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and Herman Selderhuis, 171–85. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753186.013.13.
M. Keuchen, “Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540),” in The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation, J. Powell McNutt and H. Selderhuis, Eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025, pp. 171–185.
Keuchen, Marion. “Children’s Bibles in the Reformation: Martin Luther‘s „Passional“ (1529) and Wendelin Rihel‘s „Leienbibel (1540).” The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation, edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and Herman Selderhuis, Oxford University Press, 2025, pp. 171–85, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753186.013.13.
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