Theodore Beza

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French Protestant Reformed theologian biblical scholar humanist person

Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.

Aliases (3)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French Protestant → Reformed theologian → biblical scholar → humanist → person →
birthCountry	Kingdom of France →
birthDate	1519-06-24 →
birthPlace	Vézelay →
citizenship	France → Republic of Geneva →
closeAssociateOf	John Calvin →
correspondedWith	Heinrich Bullinger → Theodore de Mayerne →
deathCountry	Republic of Geneva →
deathDate	1605-10-13 →
deathPlace	Geneva →
denomination	Reformed →
donated	Codex Bezae to the University of Cambridge →
educatedAt	University of Orléans →
era	Reformation →
familyName	de Bèze →
fieldOfWork	New Testament textual criticism → Reformed theology → biblical exegesis →
fullName	Théodore de Bèze →
givenName	Théodore →
influenced	English Puritans → Francis Turretin → Reformed scholasticism →
influencedBy	John Calvin → Martin Bucer →
knownFor	Greek–Latin editions of the New Testament → defense of double predestination → leadership of the Genevan Academy → succeeding John Calvin in Geneva → systematizing Calvinist doctrine →
language	French → Latin →
movement	Calvinism → Reformed tradition →
notableWork	Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum → Confession de foi du chrétien → De praedestinationis doctrina → Novum Testamentum (Greek–Latin edition) →
occupation	Bible translator → church leader → theologian → university professor →
owned	Codex Bezae →
participatedIn	Colloquy of Poissy →
positionHeld	leader of the Reformed Church in Geneva → professor of theology in Geneva → rector of the Genevan Academy →
religion	Protestantism →
spouse	Claudine Denosse →
studentOf	John Calvin →
supported	Huguenot cause in France →
theologicalDoctrine	double predestination → limited atonement →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum → Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum ("Théodore de Bèze") → Confession de foi du chrétien ("Théodore de Bèze") → De praedestinationis doctrina → De praedestinationis doctrina ("Théodore de Bèze") →	author
Caspar Olevianus → Francis Turretin → Guido de Brès → Jacobus Arminius →	influencedBy
Théodore de Bèze → Théodore de Bèze ("Théodore de Bèze") →	alternateName
Caspar Olevianus → Jacobus Arminius →	studentOf
Calvinism →	associatedWithFigure
Codex Bezae →	associatedWithScholar
Reformed churches →	associatedWithTheologyOf
Theodore Beza ("Théodore de Bèze") →	fullName
Textus Receptus →	hasKeyEditor
Swiss Reformation →	hasKeyFigure
University of Bourges →	hasNotableAlumni
Théodore ("Théodore Beza") →	hasNotableBearer
Reformation Wall ("statue of Theodore Beza") →	hasPart
Colloquy of Poissy →	hasParticipant
John Calvin →	mentorOf
Codex Bezae →	previousOwner
Genevan Academy →	rector
Genevan Academy →	significantPerson
Claudine Denosse →	spouse
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum →	workOf