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Introduction: At the time of the death of printing press inventor
Johannes Gutenberg in 1468 A.D. a young Desiderius Erasmus,
publisher of the Textus Receptus (the early version of the KJV Bible)
was already two years old - Throughout his life Erasmus would
translate and publish the most complete and accurate Bible of his
time, his works in use by others would continue to inspire generations
of Christians even to the present day
Later on January 3, 1521 A.D. the great Martin Luther would be excommunicated. Excommunicated by the corrupt,
occult, Illuminati Pope Leo X. A move by Pope Leo X that would finalize the Protestant Reformation and assure that
Rome would never again be the sole Christian authority on earth.
Wikipedia: Desiderius Erasmus (October 28, 1466 - July 12, 1536) -
Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared
important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament -
Erasmus lived through the Reformation period, but while he was
critical of the Church, he could not bring himself to join the cause of
the Reformers - In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus
remained committed to reforming the Church from within - He also held
to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Reformers
rejected in favor of the doctrine of predestination - His middle road
approach disappointed and even angered scholars in both camps
Known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, early
proponent of religious toleration, and theologian. Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a pure Latin style
and enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists." He has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian
humanists." Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions
of the New Testament. These raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic
Counter-Reformation. He also wrote The Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civility in Children,
Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style, Julius Exclusus, and many other works. Erasmus lived through the
Reformation period, but while he was critical of the Church, he could not bring himself to join the cause of the
Reformers. In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from
within. He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Reformers rejected in favor of the
doctrine of predestination. His middle road approach disappointed and even angered scholars in both camps. He
died in Basel in 1536 and was buried in the formerly Catholic cathedral there, which had been converted to a
Reformed church in 1529. Erasmus was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. Desiderius was a
self-adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The Roterodamus in his scholarly name is the Latinized
adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam. -- Biography: Desiderius Erasmus was born in Holland on October 28th.
The exact year of his birth is debated but some evidence confirming 1466 can be found in Erasmus's own words. Of
twenty-three statements Erasmus made about his age, all but one of the first fifteen indicate 1466. He was christened
"Erasmus" after the saint of that name. Although associated closely with Rotterdam, he lived there for only four
years, never to return. Information on his family and early life comes mainly from vague references in his writings.
His parents almost certainly were not legally married. His father, named Roger Gerard, later became a priest and
afterwards curate in Gouda. Little is known of his mother other than that her name was Margaret and she was the
daughter of a physician. Although he was born out of wedlock, Erasmus was cared for by his parents until their
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