of Heidelberg from 1524 to 1529. He moved to the University of Basel where he taught Greek from 1529 to 1534. Grynaeus was a top-flight Greek philologist. He and Calvin became close friends, and they collaborated in studies regarding methods of exegesis. No doubt, Grynaeus significantly contributed to Calvin’s study of and ability in the Greek language. Biblical Greek became one of Calvin’s passions in life, and as Schaff concludes: ‘He had passed through the school of the Renaissance; he had a rare