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Seakle Greijdanus

1871 – 1948

Dutch Calvinist theologian

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Lived 1871 – 1948 (aged 77). Seakle Greijdanus was a Dutch theologian and university teacher.

Seakle Greijdanus (sometime rendered "Saekle", 1 May 1871 – 19 May 1948) was a Reformed theologian in the Netherlands, who first served in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and later in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).

Greijdanus was born in Arum, Friesland and studied theology at the Free University in Amsterdam, where he specialized in dogmatics.

As a minister, he served the Reformed churches of Rozenburg, Zuid-Beijerland and Paesens-Moddergat. In 1917 he became professor at the Kampen Theological University.

Greijdanus wrote a number of commentaries in the Korte Verklaring series: Luke, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Johannine epistles, Petrine epistles, and Revelation.

George Harinck suggests that, along with G. Ch. Aalders, F. W. Grosheide, and Jan Ridderbos, Greijdanus "took the lead in Neo-Calvinist exegetical production." Nevertheless, he opposed certain ideas propagated by the Neo-Calvinist Abraham Kuyper, and in 1944 he joined Klaas Schilder to form the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).

He died in Zwolle.

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Theological University of the Reformed Churches

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Dutch Calvinist theologian (1871–1948)

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Seakle Greijdanus was born on 1 May 1871 in Arum.

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Seakle Greijdanus died on 19 May 1948 in Zwolle.

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Seakle Greijdanus was a theologian and university teacher.

What nationality was Seakle Greijdanus?

Seakle Greijdanus was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Seakle Greijdanus

· Wikidata: Q2172164

· DBpedia: Seakle Greijdanus

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