Calvinist theologian
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Burgundian, in 1588 Beza accepted an offer from Calvin
to teach at the newly founded academy at Geneva. In 1559, he published
his Confession de la foi chretienne, an exposition of Calvinist
beliefs which was translated into Latin in 1560. Upon the death of Calvin
in 1564, Beza succeeded him as head of the Genevan Church and leader
of the Calvinist movement in Europe.
Beza’s New Testament went through five editions during his lifetime. The work was intended to replace Erasmus’ Greek text, Latin translation, and annotations which Beza considered doctrinally and textually unsound.
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Beza, Theodore,
1519-1605 |
