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On 16 December 1555, and again in December 1556, Whittingham was elected an elder of the church at Geneva ; on 16 December 1558 he was appointed deacon, and in 1559 he succeeded Knox as minister.
He had received no ordination but his reluctance was overcome by Calvin's insistence.
On Queen Mary's death most of the exiles at Geneva returned to England, but Whittingham remained to complete the translation of the Geneva Bible.
He had already produced a version of the New Testament, which was issued at Geneva in 12mo by Conrad Badius on 10 June 1557, but this differs from the version included in the Geneva or ‘ Breeches ’ bible, for which Whittingham is generally held to be mainly responsible.
He also took part in the revision of the Old Testament.
The critical and explanatory notes were of a Calvinist character.
It was printed at Geneva by Rowland Hall in 1560 ; after 1611 its vogue was not exhausted, ten editions appearing between that date and 1640.
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