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Johannes de Bakker (or Backer), (b. ca. 1645 at [[Burtscheid (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Burtscheid]], [[Germany|Germany]]) was one of the delegates sent by the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Amsterdam Lamist congregation]] in 1672 to the Palatine Mennonites to investigate their needs (<em>Inv. Arch. Amst.</em>). He became the preacher of the [[Toren (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Toren Mennonite church]] in [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] in 1673. In 1691 he was removed from office, but in 1695 resumed it. His removal from office is discussed in a booklet by H. Bouman, <em>Korte en klaare aanwijsinge van de proceduren 1691, </em>and a pamphlet, <em>Relaas van t’geen is voorgevallen met Dr. J. de Bakker. </em>He was a physician, zealously defended baptism by pouring, and opposed immersion. He wrote a brief discussion of baptism entitled <em>Verscheide redenen, waerom het Overstorten beter voldoet als het onderdompelen </em>(Several Reasons Why Pouring Is More Satisfactory Than Immersion) (1685, second edition 1687). Also published by him were: in 1707, <em>Kort onderwijs van de christelijke gebeden waarachter de noodzakelijkheijd van den waterdoop; </em>in 1712, <em>Kort onderwijs om wel te predigen; </em>without date, <em>De moordenaer voor de Kruijciging bekeert; </em>and in 1690, <em>Aanmerkingen over het berigt van den kinderdoop door Balthasar Bekker. </em>This last writing was directed to Pieter Frenken, preacher in [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht]]. Bakker was doubtless a competent preacher and possessed a well-rounded education.
= Bibliography =
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 102.

Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. I, Nos. 1410, 1412-1416

Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Het protestantsche vaderland: biographisch woordenboek van protestantsche godgeleerden in Nederland, </em>8 vols. Utrecht, 1903-1918: v. I, 400.
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