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Jan Thomas, an elder of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonites]] in Groningen, [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], who together with his co-elders Teunis Gerrits and Cornelis Jans wrote a letter (February 1632) to the Flemish ([[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist]]) congregation of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] rejecting the invitation to the meeting to be held at [[Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Dordrecht]], where Flemish and Old Flemish were to be united. They expressed the hope that the Amsterdam congregation would likewise oppose the unification. The merger, however, came about in 1632 on the basis of the [[Dordrecht Confession of Faith (Mennonite, 1632)|Dordrecht Confession]]. Of Jan Thomas there is no further information. | Jan Thomas, an elder of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonites]] in Groningen, [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], who together with his co-elders Teunis Gerrits and Cornelis Jans wrote a letter (February 1632) to the Flemish ([[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist]]) congregation of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] rejecting the invitation to the meeting to be held at [[Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Dordrecht]], where Flemish and Old Flemish were to be united. They expressed the hope that the Amsterdam congregation would likewise oppose the unification. The merger, however, came about in 1632 on the basis of the [[Dordrecht Confession of Faith (Mennonite, 1632)|Dordrecht Confession]]. Of Jan Thomas there is no further information. | ||
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| − | Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam | + | Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884</em>: v. I, No. 590. |
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Jan Thomas, an elder of the Flemish Mennonites in Groningen, Netherlands, who together with his co-elders Teunis Gerrits and Cornelis Jans wrote a letter (February 1632) to the Flemish (Lamist) congregation of Amsterdam rejecting the invitation to the meeting to be held at Dordrecht, where Flemish and Old Flemish were to be united. They expressed the hope that the Amsterdam congregation would likewise oppose the unification. The merger, however, came about in 1632 on the basis of the Dordrecht Confession. Of Jan Thomas there is no further information.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. I, No. 590.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Thomas, Jan (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thomas,_Jan_(17th_century)&oldid=112041.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Thomas, Jan (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thomas,_Jan_(17th_century)&oldid=112041.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 715. All rights reserved.
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