Theodore Beza

Theodore Beza
Portrait of Beza at age 58, 1577
Born	Théodore de Bèze 24 June 1519 Vézelay, Kingdom of France
Died	13 October 1605(1605-10-13) (aged 86) Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Occupation(s)	Theologian, author
Notable work	Right of Magistrates (1574)
Theological work
Era	Reformation
Tradition or movement	Calvinism
Main interests	Systematic theology
Notable ideas	Supralapsarianism

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Textual influences Byzantine text-type Latin Vulgate Andreas text-type Caesarean text-type Complutensian Polyglot Minuscule 2817 Codex Basilensis A. N. IV. 2 Codex Basiliensis A. N. IV. 1 Minuscule 2814 Codex Basilensis A. N. IV. 4 Minuscule 4 Minuscule 2816 Minuscule 817 Minuscule 5 Codex Claromontanus Codex Bezae Notes of Lorenzo Valla Minuscule 6 Minuscule 8 Codex Regius Minuscule 38 Minuscule 9 Minuscule 398
Famous readings Johannine Comma Pericope Adulterae Mark 16:9-20 Confession of the Ethiopian Eunuch
Modern controversy King James Only movement An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture Verbal plenary preservation Our Authorized Bible Vindicated Edward F. Hills Frederick Nolan Theodore Letis Trinitarian Bible Society
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Theodore Beza (Latin: Theodorus Beza; French: Théodore de Bèze or de Besze; 24 June 1519 – 13 October 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as the spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva.