Jean Leclerc (theologian)

Jean Leclerc (theologian)

Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus (March 19, 1657 in Geneva - January 8, 1736 in Amsterdam) was a Swiss theologian and biblical scholar. He was famous for promoting exegesis, or critical interpretation of the Bible, and was a radical of his age. He parted with Calvinism over his interpretations and left Geneva for that reason.

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