by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Setting: Genevan Reformed; Calvin’s successor at the Academy and in international Reformed leadership. Theodore Beza was a French classical scholar, Reformed theologian, Genevan pastor, academy leader, and editor of the Greek New Testament. After joining the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Setting: Church of England and early Enlightenment classical scholarship. Richard Bentley was an English classical scholar and textual emender. In response to controversy over John Mill’s variants, he argued that differences among later copies did not threaten...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Setting: Württemberg Lutheran Pietism. Johann Albrecht Bengel was a Lutheran Pietist scholar, pastor, commentator, and Greek New Testament editor. His 1734 edition advanced the classification of manuscripts and the use of internal canons, including the preference for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Setting: English Particular Baptist, firmly within the Second London Baptist Confession tradition. John Gill was a Particular Baptist pastor in London, Hebrew scholar, commentator, and systematic theologian. He served the congregation later associated with Charles...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Setting: Swiss Réveil and confessional Reformed resistance to rationalism. Louis Gaussen was a Genevan Reformed pastor, teacher, and leader in the nineteenth-century Réveil. Conflict with rationalizing ecclesiastical authorities led to his removal and later work in...
