Simon Episcopius
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Simon Episcopius was a leading Dutch Remonstrant theologian and successor to Jacobus Arminius, known for systematizing and defending Arminian theology against strict Calvinism in the early 17th century.
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| Simon Episcopius canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Simon Episcopius Context triple: [Five Articles of the Remonstrance, associatedTheologian, Simon Episcopius]
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Caspar Olevianus
Caspar Olevianus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known as a key figure in early Calvinism and contributor to foundational Protestant confessional documents.
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Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
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Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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Theodore Beza
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.
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E.
Anthonie Heinsius
Anthonie Heinsius was a prominent Dutch statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Simon Episcopius Target entity description: Simon Episcopius was a leading Dutch Remonstrant theologian and successor to Jacobus Arminius, known for systematizing and defending Arminian theology against strict Calvinism in the early 17th century.
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A.
Caspar Olevianus
Caspar Olevianus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known as a key figure in early Calvinism and contributor to foundational Protestant confessional documents.
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B.
Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.
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C.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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D.
Theodore Beza
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.
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E.
Anthonie Heinsius
Anthonie Heinsius was a prominent Dutch statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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Remonstrant ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| afterEvent | return to the Netherlands following the fall of Maurice of Nassau’s regime ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1583-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthName | Simon Bisschop ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Amsterdam
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County of Holland ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEvent | banishment from the Dutch Republic after the Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1643-04-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leiden ⓘ |
| exileLocation |
Antwerp
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France ⓘ Rouen ⓘ |
| givenName | Simon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Remonstrant Church doctrine
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later Arminian theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending Remonstrant theology
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leadership of the Remonstrants ⓘ systematizing Arminian theology ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Remonstrants
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surface form:
Remonstrant Brotherhood
Remonstrants ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| nativeName | Simon Bisschop ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
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surface form:
Confessio sive Declaratio Sententiae Pastorum qui in Foederato Belgio Remonstrantes Vocantur
Institutiones theologicae ⓘ |
| occupation |
theologian
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university professor ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
strict Calvinism
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supralapsarian Calvinism ⓘ |
| participantIn | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of theology at the University of Leiden
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rector of the Remonstrant Seminary in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Arminianism
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| role | Remonstrant spokesman at the Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| studentOf | Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
defense of human free will in salvation
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emphasis on conditional election ⓘ rejection of unconditional reprobation ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Arminian theology ⓘ |
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