PARADOXES

280.

That is:

Two hundred and eighty

Wonder-Sayings,

From the

Holy Scripture,

Which before all flesh In the biblical sense, "flesh" refers to human nature, worldly logic, or the physical senses as opposed to the divine spirit. are

unbelievable and untrue,

yet contrary to all the world's truth

and esteem, are certain and true:

Likewise,

The truly Divine Philosophy and German Theology The term "Teutsche Theologia" alludes to the Theologia Germanica, an anonymous 14th-century mystical treatise that Franck and Martin Luther both highly valued.

of all Christians philosophizing in GOD,

full of hidden Wonder-Sayings original: "Wunder-Reden." Franck used this German term to explain the Greek-derived "Paradoxa"—truths that seem impossible but are spiritually certain. and mysteries,

revealing, explaining, and bringing to light

the understanding of various questions

and common sayings concerning

the Holy Scripture.

SEBASTIAN FRANCK

of Wörth.

Sebastian Franck (c. 1499–1542) was a radical reformer, historian, and mystic from Donauwörth.

Printed in the Year of Christ 1690.