page_title: Jean Leclerc (theologian)
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Leclerc (theologian)
caption_attribution_description: 1657 engraving of Johannes Clericus (Jean Le Clerc) theologian and philospher.
context_page_description: Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus, was a Genevan 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.
context_section_description: Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus (March 19, 1657 – January 8, 1736), was a Genevan 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.
caption: Johannes Clericus
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