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Commons].'']]    Johannes Bogerman, b. 1576 at Uplewert in [[East Friesland (Niedersachsen, Germany)|East Friesland]], d. 11 September 1637 at [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] (Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]), well-known Reformed theologian, minister at [[Sneek (Friesland, Netherlands)|Sneek]] (1599), Enkhuizen (1602), [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] (1603), and at the wish of [[Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625)|Prince Maurice of Orange]], temporary minister in [[Hague, The (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|The Hague]] (1618); in 1633 appointed professor of theology at the university of Franeker. Bogerman, who was an extremely ardent Calvinist, became best known as chairman of the great national synod of the Reformed Church held at [[Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Dordrecht]] in 1618-1619, which proscribed the [[Remonstrants|Remonstrants]] and gave the commission for a new Dutch translation of the Bible, the so-called <em>Statenvertaling</em>. The Remonstrants were, however, not the only object of his intolerance, but also the Mennonites. He insisted repeatedly that the provincial synods make regulations against the Mennonites. Together with his colleague Geldorpius, he translated [[Beza, Theodore (1519-1605)|Theodorus Beza's]] pamphlet concerning the execution of heretics (<em>De haereticis</em>), which appeared in print in Sneek in 1601, and was dedicated to the town government of Sneek. In the foreword Bogerman and Geldorp urged the government to maintain true doctrine and to persecute the Mennonites.
 
 
'']]    Johannes Bogerman, b. 1576 at Uplewert in [[East Friesland (Niedersachsen, Germany)|East Friesland]], d. 11 September 1637 at [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] (Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]), well-known Reformed theologian, minister at [[Sneek (Friesland, Netherlands)|Sneek]] (1599), Enkhuizen (1602), [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] (1603), and at the wish of [[Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625)|Prince Maurice of Orange]], temporary minister in [[Hague, The (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|The Hague]] (1618); in 1633 appointed professor of theology at the university of Franeker. Bogerman, who was an extremely ardent Calvinist, became best known as chairman of the great national synod of the Reformed Church held at [[Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Dordrecht]] in 1618-1619, which proscribed the [[Remonstrants|Remonstrants]] and gave the commission for a new Dutch translation of the Bible, the so-called <em>Statenvertaling</em>. The Remonstrants were, however, not the only object of his intolerance, but also the Mennonites. He insisted repeatedly that the provincial synods make regulations against the Mennonites. Together with his colleague Geldorpius, he translated [[Beza, Theodore (1519-1605)|Theodorus Beza's]] pamphlet concerning the execution of heretics (<em>De haereticis</em>), which appeared in print in Sneek in 1601, and was dedicated to the town government of Sneek. In the foreword Bogerman and Geldorp urged the government to maintain true doctrine and to persecute the Mennonites.
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland</em>, 1903- : v. I, 466-476 and the literature mentioned there.
 
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland</em>, 1903- : v. I, 466-476 and the literature mentioned there.
 
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Johann Bogerman as chairman of the Synod of Dort at 43 years of age. Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bogerman.jpg Wikimedia Commons].

Johannes Bogerman, b. 1576 at Uplewert in East Friesland, d. 11 September 1637 at Franeker (Dutch province of Friesland), well-known Reformed theologian, minister at Sneek (1599), Enkhuizen (1602), Leeuwarden (1603), and at the wish of Prince Maurice of Orange, temporary minister in The Hague (1618); in 1633 appointed professor of theology at the university of Franeker. Bogerman, who was an extremely ardent Calvinist, became best known as chairman of the great national synod of the Reformed Church held at Dordrecht in 1618-1619, which proscribed the Remonstrants and gave the commission for a new Dutch translation of the Bible, the so-called Statenvertaling. The Remonstrants were, however, not the only object of his intolerance, but also the Mennonites. He insisted repeatedly that the provincial synods make regulations against the Mennonites. Together with his colleague Geldorpius, he translated Theodorus Beza's pamphlet concerning the execution of heretics (De haereticis), which appeared in print in Sneek in 1601, and was dedicated to the town government of Sneek. In the foreword Bogerman and Geldorp urged the government to maintain true doctrine and to persecute the Mennonites.

Bibliography

Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland, 1903- : v. I, 466-476 and the literature mentioned there.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1953

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Bogerman, Johannes (1576-1637)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bogerman,_Johannes_(1576-1637)&oldid=91170.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Bogerman, Johannes (1576-1637). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bogerman,_Johannes_(1576-1637)&oldid=91170.




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