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Summary of sermon: The author of the sermon deserves as much attention as the topic. Enyedi György was the third bishop of the Transylvanian Unitarian Church, until his death in 1597. He is called in some Hungarian language literature as the “Unitarian Plato”, because most of his writings and sermons focuses on the explanations of Bible verses. He is noted for using everyday, mundane metaphors to teach the congregation about the meaning behind the words of Christ. Hungarian translations of the Bible began to spread in his time, and it was important to teach churchgoers on their mother tongue about it.
The topic of the sermon is the resurrection of Christ as described the Apostle Mark. The sermon was most likely preached in Kolozsvár at Easter time of 1594. Enyedi György places emphasis on describing the role of the women in receiving and spreading the good news of the resurrection. He also points out that we derive a peace of mind knowing that just as Christ was resurrected so will we, believers, be resurrected.
Enyedi György was born in the town of Nagyenyed in Transylvania, and the current Unitarian Church there is partnered with the First Unitarian Church of Louisville, Kentucky.
In this sermon you look through a window into late XVIth century Transylvania, and hear the words of a contemporary of Shakespeare. So, sit back, relax, allow your time machine to take you back to 1594, and enjoy this gem of a sermon, available the first time in English.