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Jean Taffin (1529/30-1602), a Calvinist theologian, who studied at [[Geneva (Switzerland)|Geneva]] under [[Calvin, John (1509-1564)|Calvin]] and [[Beza, Theodore (1519-1605)|Beza]], French pastor at Metz, Antwerp, and Heidelberg (where he was superintendent of the Reformed church), from 1573 court chaplain of [[William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584)|Prince William I of Orange]], and 1584-1602 pastor of the French (Walloon) Reformed church at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], attacked the Mennonites in his <em>Instruction contre les erreurs des Anabaptistes</em> (Haarlem, 1589), which book also was translated into Dutch: <em>Onderwysinghe teghens de dwalinghe der Wederdooperen</em> (Haarlem, 1590), and into German: <em>Kurtzer Unterricht wider die Irrthumb der Wiedertäufjer</em> (Amberg, 1597). The book contains four parts: I. Concerning the Incarnation of Christ; II. Concerning the baptism of the infants of Christians; III. Concerning the obligation, authority, and power of the magistracy; IV. Concerning the oath.  
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Jean Taffin (1529/30-1602), a Calvinist theologian, who studied at [[Geneva (Switzerland)|Geneva]] under [[Calvin, John (1509-1564)|Calvin]] and [[Beza, Theodore (1519-1605)|Beza]], French pastor at Metz, Antwerp, and Heidelberg (where he was superintendent of the Reformed church), from 1573 court chaplain of [[William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584)|Prince William I of Orange]], and 1584-1602 pastor of the French (Walloon) Reformed church at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], attacked the Mennonites in his <em>Instruction contre les erreurs des Anabaptistes</em> (Haarlem, 1589), which book also was translated into Dutch: <em>Onderwysinghe teghens de dwalinghe der Wederdooperen</em> (Haarlem, 1590), and into German: <em>Kurtzer Unterricht wider die Irrthumb der Wiedertäufjer</em> (Amberg, 1597). The book contains four parts: I. Concerning the Incarnation of Christ; II. Concerning the baptism of the infants of Christians; III. Concerning the obligation, authority, and power of the magistracy; IV. Concerning the oath.
 
 
 
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
Boer, C. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Hofpredikers van Prins Willem van Oranje</em>. Assen, 1952.
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Boer, C. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Hofpredikers van Prins Willem van Oranje</em>. Assen, 1952.
  
 
Glasius, B. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Godgeleerd Nederland III</em>. 's Hertogen-bosch, 1856: 411-13.  
 
Glasius, B. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Godgeleerd Nederland III</em>. 's Hertogen-bosch, 1856: 411-13.  
  
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. 4 v. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV.  
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. 4 v. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV.
 
 
 
 
 
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Jean Taffin (1529/30-1602), a Calvinist theologian, who studied at Geneva under Calvin and Beza, French pastor at Metz, Antwerp, and Heidelberg (where he was superintendent of the Reformed church), from 1573 court chaplain of Prince William I of Orange, and 1584-1602 pastor of the French (Walloon) Reformed church at Amsterdam, attacked the Mennonites in his Instruction contre les erreurs des Anabaptistes (Haarlem, 1589), which book also was translated into Dutch: Onderwysinghe teghens de dwalinghe der Wederdooperen (Haarlem, 1590), and into German: Kurtzer Unterricht wider die Irrthumb der Wiedertäufjer (Amberg, 1597). The book contains four parts: I. Concerning the Incarnation of Christ; II. Concerning the baptism of the infants of Christians; III. Concerning the obligation, authority, and power of the magistracy; IV. Concerning the oath.

Bibliography

Boer, C. Hofpredikers van Prins Willem van Oranje. Assen, 1952.

Glasius, B. Godgeleerd Nederland III. 's Hertogen-bosch, 1856: 411-13.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV.


Author(s) Gerhard Hein
Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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Hein, Gerhard and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Taffin, Jean (1529/30-1602)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Taffin,_Jean_(1529/30-1602)&oldid=77996.

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Hein, Gerhard and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1959). Taffin, Jean (1529/30-1602). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Taffin,_Jean_(1529/30-1602)&oldid=77996.




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