{"id":10845662150950,"title":"The Saumur Disputations, Volume 1","handle":"the-saumur-disputations-volume-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8859\/5494\/files\/DavenantPress_logo-01.jpg?v=1698851619\" width=\"207\" height=\"55\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator and Editor: Michael Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN Hardcover: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e 9798952321038\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN Paperback: 9798952321014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ePages: 288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventeenth-century French Reformed theology at its sharpest, now in English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, English-speaking readers have known the Academy of Saumur mostly through secondhand summaries, usually filtered through the controversy over Moïse Amyraut and universal grace. This first volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Saumur Disputations\u003c\/em\u003e changes that, letting Saumur’s celebrated “triumvirate” of Louis Cappel, Josué de la Place, and Amyraut speak in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded around 1600 under the protection of the Edict of Nantes, Saumur became one of the leading Protestant academies of the later Reformation. Shaped by the Scottish theologian John Cameron, its faculty trained France’s Reformed pastors for more than thirty years. Like other Protestant schools, Saumur worked through the loci of theology in a cycle of public disputations, with students defending theses written by their professors. The nine disputations gathered here were defended and published in the mid-1630s. Together they offer a sustained doctrine of Holy Scripture, aimed squarely at the claims of Roman Catholic theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disputations in this volume cover the origin and necessity of Scripture, its authority, the canon, the translation of the Bible, Scripture’s perfection and perspicuity, and the question of who is the supreme judge of controversies. The volume closes with a two-part treatment of the inward testimony by which the Holy Spirit seals the divinity of the Scriptures in believers’ minds. The result is a Reformed doctrine of Scripture that is rigorous, deeply exegetical, and fully conversant with the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Lynch translates from the 1664–65 second edition of the Saumur theses. His rendering is careful yet readable, untangling Amyraut’s famously long sentences without losing the precision of the argument. A concise introduction sets the historical and theological scene, and a Scripture index makes the volume a ready reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaumur is about far more than a disputed view of predestination. This volume belongs on the shelf of every student of Reformed orthodoxy, French Protestantism, and the doctrine of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-11-06T10:09:24-05:00","created_at":"2026-11-06T10:01:21-05:00","vendor":"The Davenant Press","type":"Book","tags":["Davenant Press","Michael Lynch","Theology"],"price":2995,"price_min":2995,"price_max":3895,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":3895,"compare_at_price_min":3895,"compare_at_price_max":5695,"compare_at_price_varies":true,"variants":[{"id":54343057146150,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9798952321038","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":57537349681446,"product_id":10845662150950,"position":1,"created_at":"2026-11-06T09:37:57-05:00","updated_at":"2026-11-06T09:37:59-05:00","alt":null,"width":1707,"height":2560,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879","variant_ids":[54343057146150,54343057178918]},"available":false,"name":"The Saumur Disputations, Volume 1 - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":3895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":5695,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9798952321038","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":47078684819750,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"width":1707,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":54343057178918,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9798952321014","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":57537349681446,"product_id":10845662150950,"position":1,"created_at":"2026-11-06T09:37:57-05:00","updated_at":"2026-11-06T09:37:59-05:00","alt":null,"width":1707,"height":2560,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879","variant_ids":[54343057146150,54343057178918]},"available":true,"name":"The Saumur Disputations, Volume 1 - Paperback","public_title":"Paperback","options":["Paperback"],"price":2995,"weight":442,"compare_at_price":3895,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9798952321014","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":47078684819750,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"width":1707,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879","options":["Book cover type"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":47078684819750,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"width":1707,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2560,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Saumur_Vol1_FrontCover-scaled.jpg?v=1793975879","width":1707}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8859\/5494\/files\/DavenantPress_logo-01.jpg?v=1698851619\" width=\"207\" height=\"55\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator and Editor: Michael Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN Hardcover: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e 9798952321038\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN Paperback: 9798952321014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 86, 55);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ePages: 288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventeenth-century French Reformed theology at its sharpest, now in English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, English-speaking readers have known the Academy of Saumur mostly through secondhand summaries, usually filtered through the controversy over Moïse Amyraut and universal grace. 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Together they offer a sustained doctrine of Holy Scripture, aimed squarely at the claims of Roman Catholic theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disputations in this volume cover the origin and necessity of Scripture, its authority, the canon, the translation of the Bible, Scripture’s perfection and perspicuity, and the question of who is the supreme judge of controversies. The volume closes with a two-part treatment of the inward testimony by which the Holy Spirit seals the divinity of the Scriptures in believers’ minds. The result is a Reformed doctrine of Scripture that is rigorous, deeply exegetical, and fully conversant with the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Lynch translates from the 1664–65 second edition of the Saumur theses. His rendering is careful yet readable, untangling Amyraut’s famously long sentences without losing the precision of the argument. A concise introduction sets the historical and theological scene, and a Scripture index makes the volume a ready reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaumur is about far more than a disputed view of predestination. This volume belongs on the shelf of every student of Reformed orthodoxy, French Protestantism, and the doctrine of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e"}