![]() Cultural questions are also considered the role of the church in society, and the ceremonies that believers participate in. Both the New Testament Gospels and Old Testament lore are examined of particular note is the author?s explanations of Moses? Ten Commandments and their unceasing importance in Christian life. Ursinus?s explanations are cogent, setting out principles of Christianity by answering a variety of questions on subjects such as Jesus Christ, baptism, sin, forgiveness and salvation. The Heidelberg Catechism was one of the most influential, gaining a wide readership and proving vital to the establishment of Protestantism, with its organized composition of 52 Lord?s Days ? one for each week of the year ? allowing for ease of teaching. The newly-established Reformed church wished to cement its influence among the populace to this end, authors wrote and published a series of books that answered queries on faith. ![]() Living amid the fractious religious upheaval that ensued following the Protestant Reformation, Ursinus was in the vanguard of theologians and Christian authors in Germany. ![]() Zacharias Ursinus was a Reformed Christian theologian who authored the Heidelberg Catechism, an early Protestant document about faith, written in question-and-answer format. ![]()
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