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NASB | Matthew 27:3 ¶ Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:3 ¶ When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, [Ex 21:32] |
Subject: Was Calvin just a slick lawyer? |
Bible Note: Joe Perhaps you would be so kind to supply information to where Calvin studied Hebrew and Greek. Where he study theology and under what teaching was he trained in exegesis. Luther was a peasant, a monk, and a university professor; Calvin, a scholar and LAWYER called to a turbulent public ministry in a nourishing business community. Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. Emphasis mine. Calvin’s organizing and executive abilities enabled him to build on the work of Zwingli. Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. Calvin entered the University of Paris at fourteen and mastered not only a brilliant writing style but a skill in logical argument. Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. After Paris, at his father’s insistence, John turned to the study of law in the universities of Orleans and Bourges, but his father’s death in 1531 left Calvin free to pursue his own interests. Thus he returned to Paris as a student of the classics, intent upon a scholar’s career. Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. In the autumn of 1533 Calvin was so closely linked with his friend Nicholas Cop that when Cop gave a strongly Protestant address as rector of the university, some suspected Calvin wrote the speech. Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. As a preface to the Institutes, Calvin addressed a remarkable letter to Francis I, King of France, defending the Protestants in that land from the criticisms of their enemies, and vindicating their rights to a respectful hearing. No one had spoken so effectively in their behalf, and with this letter Calvin assumed a position of leadership in the Protestant cause Shelley, B. L. (1995). Church history in plain language (Updated 2nd ed.). Dallas, Tex.: Word Pub. EdB |