There are some theories going around the internet that Calvin was originally called Cohen before he came to Geneva. I'm not sure if he was Jewish or not, but if he was a crypto-Jew, that would explain his obsession with following Old Testament laws and punishments. He also seemed to despise the concept of Christian liberty in acceptance of the "regulative principle of worship." That level of nit-picking resembles the fevered zeal of a Jew, in my opinion.
Was John Calvin a crypto-Jew?
Jack Peterson
Wyatt Miller
sage
Nolan Garcia
Why start this thread without presenting any evidence? Dangerously close to bearing false witness.
Easton Thompson
Dominic Johnson
Just asking a question.
Nicholas Ward
John Calvin was zealous for the Gospel as he saw it presented in his study of the Scriptures. The same can't be said for many of us today.
Wyatt Ramirez
Never heard this, post more info.
It's probably bullshite.
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Sebastian Martinez
Thomas Kelly
First link took everything from the second link, so no point posting it.
Second link cites a book called 'When Scotland Was Jewish', which I found here:
archive.org
It uses this 'evidence' to prove Calvin was Jewish:
-Calvin's father was literate and well-educated
-Calvin learned Hebrew as well as Greek to study the Bible in it's original languages
-He favored universal literacy
-He had a beard
-He wore a leather headcovering in one sketch of him
Other 'evidence' the website uses:
-Calvin was not baptized as an adult and justified infant baptism (sorry pedobaptists, you're all Jews)!
-There are 5 points of Calvinism and 5 points in a pentagram (I guess that proves he was a witch, not just a Jew)!
Jacob Young
Jace Anderson
Trips confirm, it's a crank theory.
Liam Butler
(Wasted)
Now I've heard it all. Thanks for the laugh OP.
If you're not being ironic, that will only make me laugh harder.
(Blessed)
(Blessed)
Anyone who took Medieval English would tell you the pentagram, like the inverted cross, was originally a Christian symbol (heard of the Five Wounds of Christ?) co-opted by retarded, edgy Renaissance occult larpers who found out that Greek Neo-Platonists like drawing pentagrams, who thought they were sticking it to the Christian culture, and who thought the pentagram looked cool.
What does it say about Knox?
Ethan Foster
protestantism in all forms is a jewish religion, made by the jews for the benefit of jews, plain and simple. no group of people loves jews as much as jews other than protestants. plain and simple.
Jonathan Howard
Protestants have always been supersessionists, the same as Catholics, until very recently, when a minority of American Christians latched onto this Scofield/pre-trib rapture stuff and Israel worship.
Gavin Robinson
I wanted to see what others have thought. Notice how I never said that Calvin was a Jew. It's weird how when you ask a question, people assume that you're affirming the question. Just hide the thread if you think I'm being dishonest
Christian Sanders
Ebin!
You don't have to. You say things like:
We know what gaslight/poisoning the well look like user. Don't have to show us. Besides, what's wrong with following God's law?
Aiden Reyes
None of that is a necessary implication that he was Jewish. That's why I said IF he was a crypto-Jew. Again, if you think I'm being disingenuous, just hide the thread and quit wasting your time talking to me.
Luke Richardson
Calvinist doctrine, the american version in particular, is crypto-judaic.
It doesn't matter if he was an actual jew.
Levi Garcia
Elaborate
Ian Cox
He loved usury so he was a spiritual Jew if not one by the blood.
Ayden Ross
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