Primary Source Document: 95 Theses

Group 4: Emily L Allyson Avery Sierra

Primary Source Document: 95 Theses

8. Which Questions Can This Source Help Me Answer? Which Can It Not?

Doesn't explain why the Church has gotten so greedy

Can answer questions about the perspective during this time period

Can answer questions about protestants views and religious beliefs

7. Whose Perspectives Are Omitted/Questioned/Challenged?

Muslims, Jewish, Pagans, any other religions

Non-religious people (while rare for the time)

Church perspective challenged

6. Whose Perspective Does It Reflect?

An anti-Catholic Christian

Speaking out against the pope, the pope represents the organized church, in which Luther is challenging

Reflects protestant beliefs

5. What Ideas Are Left Out?

Fails to explain *why* the Catholic Church is so greedy

Leaves out ideas from other denominations

4. What Are The Big Ideas?

The Catholic Church is very greedy, but none of that money affects ones soul or acceptance into heaven

Protestant ideas

bible being interpreted by person reading it

3. How Does The Author Communicate Ideas?

Bold, but short

Has the format of a thesis (theses), written in numbered excerpts

2. Who Wrote It? Why?

To spread protestant ideas

In protest of the Catholic Church

Martin Luther

1.What Does It Look Like?

Image of the primary source document, which was nailed to the door of a church in protest

Original hand written, in Latin

Long document, short 1-2 sentences per point