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Theodore Beza · 1565 · Commentary
Theodore Beza's Novum Testamentum represents one of the most significant New Testament editions of the sixteenth century, produced by Calvin's successor in Geneva during the height of Reformed biblical scholarship. Following his…
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Commentary on Kings In libros Regum commentarii doctissimi
Peter Martyr Vermigli · 1566 · Commentary
Peter Martyr Vermigli's commentary on the Books of Kings emerged from his lectures delivered at the University of Strasbourg in the 1550s, where he held the chair of Old Testament studies. This…
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Heinrich Bullinger · 1566 · Treatise
The Second Helvetic Confession stands as one of the most comprehensive and influential Reformed confessions of faith, written by Heinrich Bullinger in 1566. Originally composed as Bullinger's personal confession of faith, it…
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Peter Martyr Vermigli · 1567 · Commentary
Peter Martyr Vermigli's commentary on First Corinthians emerged from his lectures delivered at the University of Strasbourg in the 1540s and 1550s, published posthumously in 1567. As one of the most learned…
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Firm Foundation A Firm Foundation: An Aid to Interpreting the Heidelberg Catechism
Caspar Olevianus · 1567 · Commentary
A Firm Foundation emerged from the immediate practical needs of Reformed churches in the Palatinate following the publication of the Heidelberg Catechism in 1563. Caspar Olevianus, one of the catechism's principal architects…
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Theodore Beza · 1569 · Treatise
Theodore Beza's "Tractatio de Repudiis et Divortiis" emerged from the pressing pastoral and legal challenges facing Reformed churches in the sixteenth century as they sought to establish biblical grounds for marriage dissolution.…
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1572 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's treatise on the Trinity emerged from the doctrinal controversies that continued to roil Protestant territories in the mid-sixteenth century. Writing as professor of theology at Strasbourg, Zanchi confronted both anti-Trinitarian…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1574 · Treatise
Caspar Olevianus wrote this dialogue on the Lord's Supper in 1574 as Reformed churches across Europe struggled to articulate their sacramental theology against both Roman Catholic transubstantiation and Lutheran consubstantiation. As co-author…
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Theodore Beza · 1574 · Treatise
Theodore Beza's treatise on the right of magistrates emerged from the religious wars tearing through sixteenth-century France. Writing in 1574 as Calvin's successor in Geneva, Beza confronted a pressing question for Reformed…
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Peter Martyr Vermigli · 1576 · Book
Peter Martyr Vermigli's Loci Communes represents one of the most significant theological compendia of the early Reformed tradition. Published posthumously in 1576, this systematic arrangement of theological topics emerged from Vermigli's decades…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1576 · Commentary
Caspar Olevianus composed this exposition of the Apostles' Creed in 1576 as a systematic theological commentary designed to establish Reformed orthodoxy in the Palatinate. Writing during the period of confessional consolidation following…
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1577 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's De Natura Dei emerged from the theological ferment of late sixteenth-century Reformed orthodoxy, when Protestant scholastics were developing systematic frameworks to articulate and defend Reformed doctrine. Writing as professor at…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1579 · Commentary
Caspar Olevianus's commentary on Romans emerged from the turbulent theological landscape of sixteenth-century Reformed Protestantism, written by one of the principal architects of the Heidelberg Catechism. Published in 1579, this systematic exposition…
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Zacharias Ursinus · 1584 · Treatise
Zacharias Ursinus composed this comprehensive systematic theology as the culmination of his career as professor of dogmatics at Heidelberg University. Published in 1584, the work emerged from decades of classroom lectures and…
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Zacharias Ursinus · 1584 · Commentary
Zacharias Ursinus wrote this detailed commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism in response to persistent requests from students and pastors who had witnessed his classroom lectures on the catechism at the theological school…
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1585 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's De Religione Christiana Fides represents one of the most comprehensive systematic theologies produced by the second generation of Reformed theologians. Written during Zanchi's tenure at the Neustadt Academy in the…
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Caspar Olevianus · 1585 · Treatise
This treatise on the substance of God's gracious covenant with the elect emerged from Caspar Olevianus's role as a leading Reformed theologian in the Palatinate during the late sixteenth century. Writing in…
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John Knox · 1587 · Book
John Knox's History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland stands as both historical chronicle and theological manifesto, written by the fiery Scottish reformer who lived through the tumultuous events he describes.…
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Franciscus Junius · 1588 · Treatise
Franciscus Junius composed this three-book treatise on biblical hermeneutics in 1588, addressing the urgent need for systematic principles of scriptural interpretation within the Reformed tradition. Writing in the aftermath of the Reformation's…
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Johannes Piscator · 1589 · Treatise
Johannes Piscator's Aphorismi doctrinae Christianae emerged from the pedagogical needs of Reformed theological education in the late sixteenth century. As a professor at the University of Herborn, Piscator recognized the necessity of…
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William Perkins · 1590 · Treatise
William Perkins wrote The Foundation of Christian Religion in 1590 as a systematic introduction to Reformed theology for ordinary believers. Working as a preacher at Great St. Andrew's Church in Cambridge during…
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Amandus Polanus · 1590 · Treatise
Amandus Polanus composed his Partitiones Theologicae as a comprehensive systematic theology for the Reformed tradition in the late sixteenth century. Writing from his position as professor at the University of Basel, Polanus…
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William Perkins · 1591 · Book
A Golden Chain stands as William Perkins' systematic exposition of Reformed theology, written to provide English Puritans with a comprehensive framework for understanding salvation and Christian living. Originally published in 1591 as…
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Girolamo Zanchi · 1591 · Treatise
Girolamo Zanchi's De Operibus Dei stands as one of the most systematic treatments of divine providence and God's works to emerge from the second generation of Reformed theology. Written during Zanchi's professorship…
