Jean Le Clerc
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Jean Le Clerc was a 17th–18th century Genevan Protestant theologian and biblical scholar known for his critical, rationalist approach to theology and exegesis.
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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Genevan ⓘ Protestant ⓘ journalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ioannes Clericus
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Jean Leclerc NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Clericus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
anti-scholastic theology
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historical-critical method ⓘ rationalist exegesis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Remonstrant Church
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Republic of Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jean Le Clerc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Dutch Republic
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Republic of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Republic of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticized | traditional Calvinist orthodoxy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1657-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1736-01-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Geneva
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Saumur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | Remonstrant Seminary in Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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learned journal ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ theological writing ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century theology
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Enlightenment biblical criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arminian theologians
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Hugo Grotius NERFINISHED ⓘ René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Arminianism
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Early Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Rationalism ⓘ |
| name | Jean Le Clerc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical approach to the Bible
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editing learned journals ⓘ historical-critical exegesis ⓘ rationalist theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ars critica
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Bibliothèque ancienne et moderne NERFINISHED ⓘ Bibliothèque choisie NERFINISHED ⓘ Bibliothèque universelle et historique NERFINISHED ⓘ Parrhasiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentimens de quelques théologiens de Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of philosophy
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professor of theology ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Amsterdam
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Geneva ⓘ |
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