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Jan Wagenaar (Amsterdam, 1709-1773), outstanding Dutch historian, author of <em>Vaderlandsche Historic</em> (21 vv., 1749-59) and a famous history of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], at first belonged to the Reformed Church, but in 1730 joined the Mennonites, whom he however soon had left to participate in the Collegiant movement. He was also the author of some theological writings. When the Remonstrant minister [[Bremer, Koenraad (ca. 1690-1766)|K. Bremer]] attacked the Mennonites because of rejecting [[Infant Baptism|infant baptism]], Wagenaar came to their defense, publishing <em>Onderzoek over de oudheid en schrijtmatigheid van den Kinderdoop</em> (Leiden, 1740, 2d ed. Amsterdam, 1776). | Jan Wagenaar (Amsterdam, 1709-1773), outstanding Dutch historian, author of <em>Vaderlandsche Historic</em> (21 vv., 1749-59) and a famous history of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], at first belonged to the Reformed Church, but in 1730 joined the Mennonites, whom he however soon had left to participate in the Collegiant movement. He was also the author of some theological writings. When the Remonstrant minister [[Bremer, Koenraad (ca. 1690-1766)|K. Bremer]] attacked the Mennonites because of rejecting [[Infant Baptism|infant baptism]], Wagenaar came to their defense, publishing <em>Onderzoek over de oudheid en schrijtmatigheid van den Kinderdoop</em> (Leiden, 1740, 2d ed. Amsterdam, 1776). | ||
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| − | Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em> | + | Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: II, 26, 30, 31. |
<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1912): 106. | <em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1912): 106. | ||
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Jan Wagenaar (Amsterdam, 1709-1773), outstanding Dutch historian, author of Vaderlandsche Historic (21 vv., 1749-59) and a famous history of Amsterdam, at first belonged to the Reformed Church, but in 1730 joined the Mennonites, whom he however soon had left to participate in the Collegiant movement. He was also the author of some theological writings. When the Remonstrant minister K. Bremer attacked the Mennonites because of rejecting infant baptism, Wagenaar came to their defense, publishing Onderzoek over de oudheid en schrijtmatigheid van den Kinderdoop (Leiden, 1740, 2d ed. Amsterdam, 1776).
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: II, 26, 30, 31.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1912): 106.
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje, yearbook and directory of the Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit (1850): 128.
Winkler Prins Encyclopedic, 6th ed., vol. XVIII. Amsterdam, 1954: 324.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Wagenaar, Jan (1709-1773)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wagenaar,_Jan_(1709-1773)&oldid=111649.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Wagenaar, Jan (1709-1773). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wagenaar,_Jan_(1709-1773)&oldid=111649.
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