John Harmar
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John Harmar was an English
classical scholar
and headmaster of Winchester College
.
, (BA 1577, MA 1582) under the patronage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
. He travelled to Geneva
, where he heard the lectures and sermons of Theodore Beza
and "found him no lesse than a father unto me in curtesie & good will." From 1585 until 1590 he was the Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)
(a chair later held by his nephew, also named John Harmar), and his 1586 edition of six of John Chrysostom
's sermons was the first Greek text printed at Oxford. Harmar was Winchester's Headmaster from 1588 to 1595 and Warden from 1596 until his death. In 1605 he received the degrees of BD and DD, in recognition of his role as one of the translators of the 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible. He was part of the Second Oxford Company, assigned to work on the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles
, and the Book of Revelation
.
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
classical scholar
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and headmaster of Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
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Life
Harmar was educated at Winchester College and New College, OxfordNew College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, (BA 1577, MA 1582) under the patronage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
. He travelled to Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, where he heard the lectures and sermons of Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a French Protestant Christian theologian and scholar who played an important role in the Reformation...
and "found him no lesse than a father unto me in curtesie & good will." From 1585 until 1590 he was the Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)
Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)
The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at the University of Oxford in England.Henry VIII founded the chair by 1541. He established five Regius Professorships in the University , the others being the Regius chairs of Divinity, Medicine, Civil Law and Hebrew.-List of holders:* John...
(a chair later held by his nephew, also named John Harmar), and his 1586 edition of six of John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
's sermons was the first Greek text printed at Oxford. Harmar was Winchester's Headmaster from 1588 to 1595 and Warden from 1596 until his death. In 1605 he received the degrees of BD and DD, in recognition of his role as one of the translators of the 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible. He was part of the Second Oxford Company, assigned to work on the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, and the Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation"...
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Works
- Sermons of M. Iohn CaluineJohn CalvinJohn Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530...
, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomie, without adding vnto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of Frenche into English, by I.H. (London, 1579) - D. Ioannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani, Homiliæ sex, Ex manuscriptis Codicibus Noui Collegij; Ioannis Harmari, eiusdem Collegij socij, & Græcarum literarum in inclyta Oxoniensi Academia Professoris Regij, opera & industria nunc primùm græcè in lucem editæ. (Oxford, Joseph Barnes, 1586, the first Greek book printed at Oxford)
- Master Bezaes sermons vpon the three chapters of the canticle of canticles wherein are handled the chiefest points of religion controversed and debated betweene vs and the aduersarie at this day, especially touching the true Iesus Christ and the true Church, and the certaine & infallible marks both of the one and of the other. Translated out of French into English by Iohn Harmar (Oxford, Joseph Barnes, 1587)
- D. Ioannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani homiliae ad populum Antiochenum, cum presbyter esset Antiochiæ, habitæ, duæ & viginti. Omnes, excepta prima, nunc primùm in lucem editæ, ex manuscriptis Noui Collegij Oxoniensis codicibus. Opera & studio Ioannis Harmari Collegij prope Winton Magistri Informatoris. Cum Latina versione eiusdem, homiliæ decimæ nonæ, quæ in Latinis etiam exemplaribus hactenus desiderata est. (London, 1590)