Balling, Pieter (17th century)
Pieter Balling, a member of the Flemish Mennonite congregation of Amsterdam and an adherent of Galenus Abrahamsz. He published Het Licht op den Kandelaar (Amsterdam, 1662), Verdediging van de Regering der Doopsgezinde Gemeente ... (Amsterdam, 1663), and Nadere Verdediging van de Regering der Doopsgezinde Gemeente (Amsterdam, 1664), in which he defended Galenus and attacked his opponents. Balling was also a good friend of the Jewish philosopher Baruch de Spinoza.
Bibliography
Meinsma, Koenraad Oege. Spinoza en zijn kring: historisch-kritische Studiën over hollandsche vrijgeesten. 's-Gravenhage: Nijhoff, 1896: passim.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Balling, Pieter (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Balling,_Pieter_(17th_century)&oldid=54186.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Balling, Pieter (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Balling,_Pieter_(17th_century)&oldid=54186.
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