Thomas Jackson (theologian)

Thomas Jackson (1579 – 1640) was an English theologian, and President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

[1] He was born at Witton-le-Wear, County Durham, and educated at the University of Oxford, where he attended Queen’s College from 1595.

In 1631 he was appointed President of Corpus;[3] and in 1632 Charles I presented him to the living of Witney, Oxfordshire.

The commentaries were originally published in 1613 to 1657, as twelve books with different titles, the first being The Eternal Truth of Scriptures (London, 1613).

[1] Strongly against the Catholic doctrine on transubstantiation, he belonged to the "Durham House group" headed by Richard Neile.