Missionary doctor, theologian, philosopher, organist, Bach expert, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Interesting ALS on onionskin, in French, one page, 8.5 x 11, rubber-stamped personal letterhead, January 5, 1957. Schweitzer writes to John A. Eischbach. In part (translated): “Thank you kindly for your considerable donation to my hospital…. I was very interested in what you said about how you became familiar with my ideas and what they mean to you. Answer to question no. 1. The doctrine of Jesus’ resurrection was a belief of the first Christians. Paul was a witness to it. This belief was based on visions that Peter and Paul, as well as others, saw of Jesus in his supernatural glory. They were visions. This is clear from what Paul wrote in I Corinthians 15:5–8. According to this passage, there were also collective visions. The notion that the resurrected Jesus walked the earth, visited men, and spoke to them was formed later. Question 2. The Jewish people do not have the notion of reincarnation. According to the Old Testament, the prophet Elijah went to heaven in human form, like Henoch and others. God kept him in heaven in order to send him to earth as a mediator for the arrival of the Kingdom of God.” Accompanied by an unsigned photo and a printed translation. In fine condition, with faint mailing folds and some tiny edge chips. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
