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After travelling around [[Europe]] to defend the Reformation, Beza became a professor of Greek in Geneva.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> In 1559, he founded the [[Geneva Academy]] with Calvin.<ref name="Britannica"/>
After travelling around [[Europe]] to defend the Reformation, Beza became a professor of Greek in Geneva.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> In 1559, he founded the [[Geneva Academy]] with Calvin.<ref name="Britannica"/>
==Leader of the Reformation in Geneva==
After Calvin died in 1564, Beza succeeded him as the leader of the Reformation in the city.<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Beza became the chief pastor<ref name="Britannica"/> and the chair of theology,<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> positions he would hold for the rest of his life.
During this time, Beza wrote numerous sermons, commentaries, and other texts.<ref name="Britannica"/> Beza played a large role in the formation of [[Calvinism|Calvinist theology]]; while he agreed with John Calvin on the vast majority of issues, he changed Calvinist theological doctrine, after the [[St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre]], from being obedient to every civil authority to being able to justly revolt if that authority was tyrannical.<ref name="Britannica"/>
Other notable actions of Beza include his Greek and Latin editions of the [[New Testament]],<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/> which played a large role in the writing of the [[Geneva Bible]] and the [[King James Version]].<ref name="Britannica"/> Additionally, Beza donated the [[Codex Bezae]], an important 5th Century Greek and Latin manuscript of the [[The Gospels|Gospels]] and the [[Acts of the Apostles]], to the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
While Beza is known for his role as a scholar, he, like many other Reformers, also worked hard as a pastor, pastoring for almost 40 years and giving biblically sound sermons.<ref>Robinson, Jeff (October 15, 2016). [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-it-matters-that-the-reformers-were-pastors Why It Matters that the Reformers Were Pastors]. ''The Gospel Coalition''. Retrieved December 23, 2016.</ref>
Beza was one of the most important figures of the Protestant Reformation and Reformed theology.<ref name="Britannica"/> He died on October 13, 1605 in Geneva.<ref name="Britannica"/>
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