Sixtinus Amama

Sixtinus Amama
Born(1593-10-13)13 October 1593
Franeker
Died9 November 1629(1629-11-09) (aged 36)
Franeker
OccupationReformed theologian orientalist
SpouseMeine van Adelen van Cronenburg

Sixtinus Amama (also Sextinus) (13 October 1593 – 9 November 1629) was a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist. Amama was among the first to advocate a thorough knowledge of the original languages of the Bible as indispensable to theologians.

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