Petrus Hofstede de Groot (8 October 1802 - 5 December 1886), Dutch

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 theologian, was born at Leer in East Friesland

Friesland

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, and was educated at the Gymnasium and University of Groningen

University of Groningen

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For three years (1826-1829) he was pastor of the Reformed Church at Ulrum

Ulrum

Ulrum is a small village/town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne.Ulrum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Eenrum, Kloosterburen, and Leens. The new municipality was called Ulrum at first, but was renamed to De Marne in...

, and then entered upon his lifelong duties as professor of theology at Groningen. With his colleagues Louis Gerlach Pareau

Louis Gerlach Pareau

Louis Gerlach Pareau, was a Dutch theologian born in Deventer. He was the son of Jean Henri Pareau , a professor of Oriental languages at the University of Utrecht....

, Johan Frederik van Oordt

Johan Frederik van Oordt

Johan Frederik van Oordt; name sometimes spelled as Joan Frederik van Oordt was a Dutch theologian born in Rotterdam....

, and Willem Muurling

Willem Muurling

Willem Muurling was a Dutch theologian who was a native of Bolsward. He was father-in-law to theologian Abraham Kuenen ....

 he edited from 1837 to 1872 the Waarheid in Liefde. In this review and in his numerous books he vigorously upheld the orthodox faith against the Dutch "modern theology" movement.

Many of his works were written in Latin

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, including:

• Disputatio, qua ep. ad Hebraeos cum Paulin. epistolis comparatur (1826)
• Institutiones historiae ecclesiae (1835)
• Institutio theologise naturalis (1842)
• Encyclopaedia theologi christiani (1844)

Others, in Dutch

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, were:

• The Divine Education of Humanity up to the Coming of Jesus Christ (3 vols, 1846)
• The Nature of the Gospel Ministry (1858)
• The "Modern Theology" of the Netherlands (1869)
• The Old Catholic Movement (1877)

He became professor emeritus in 1872, and died at Groningen on the 5th of December 1886.
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